Zac Efron

Gus Van Sant
Mikael Jansson

VAN SANT: So you haven’t been to Oregon in a while, but have you traveled all over the world in the last four years?

EFRON: Yup. I’ve seen places I never dreamed of. I’ve just been exposed to a lot. The most interesting trip I took recently was probably going to Japan.

VAN SANT: Really?

EFRON: Oh, yeah. It’s just amazing. I’ve only been in and around Tokyo.

VAN SANT: Kyoto is good.

EFRON: Everyone keeps saying that: “Go to the hot springs.”

VAN SANT: One of the reasons Kyoto is really fascinating is that they have many Zen Buddhist temples. A lot of them have been turned into museums, but there are some that are still operating. The Japanese emperors, when they were battling, would get really nervous, naturally, and so Zen Buddhism was a way for them to focus and get un-nervous for their next encounter. Have you ever been to Russia?

EFRON: No, I haven’t been to Russia yet.

VAN SANT: That’s a pretty intense place. But then South America—have you been down there?

EFRON: Actually, I went to Brazil recently, but that was more of just a quick trip.

VAN SANT: Did you go to Rio?

EFRON: Yeah, I checked out Rio for a day. What a place . . . I wish I could have spent more time there.

VAN SANT: Did you walk on the beach?

EFRON: I tried. As much as I wanted to, I don’t think that was in the cards for us this time.

VAN SANT: Oh, really? Is it too crazy for you to do something like that?

EFRON: There are just a lot of people in one area, so it was too congested to walk around. VAN SANT: So that brings up the question of the paparazzi. Do they hound you and drive you crazy?

EFRON: Yeah. It’s hard to talk about it. The more attention you give to the paparazzi, the more it just, like, validates everything . . .

To read the full Zac Efron interview pick up a copy of Interview magazine's April issue.

Did you miss last month's cover story? Click here to read Mary Kate Olsen's interview with Christopher Bollen.

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entre_parenthese

05/03/09 9:44am

Trop canon, vivement qu'il revienne en France !!!
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yankees1227

03/17/09 3:36pm

THESE PICTURES ARE GREAT, HE IS SUCH A NICE LOOKING YONG ADULT. CONGRATS ZAC, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE OF U IN THE FUTURE
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Grapefruitthatwon

03/16/09 11:22pm

These are gorgeous!!! I can't wait to get this in the mail. I find the concept of dirty-ing up a Disney star to be an interesting take.
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Stephany

03/16/09 6:26pm

AMAZING interview, AMAZINGGG photos. Thanks so much for showing Zac in your magazine. Hes brilliant!
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