

Zac Efron sat down with Access Hollywood to chat about his upcoming film Seventeen, about an adult (Matthew Perry) who suddenly becomes a 17-year-old high school student (Zac). Here are some interview snippets:
On how close he was to not doing High School Musical 3:
On how close he was to not doing High School Musical 3:
"Oh gosh. No, seriously I am not going to be the guy who takes High School Musical away from all the fans. We owe everyone too much. High School Musical is a project I hold very close to my heart and I am going to complete the franchise."
On why he chose to star in Seventeen:
On why he chose to star in Seventeen:
"It would have been really easy to go and play a kid. I could’ve done that in any movie. But playing a 37-year-old guy who is a kid is a little bit more interesting. It’s great when you have personal experience playing a character. For instance, High School Musical. It was pretty easy. I was playing a high school kid in his first love. Everyone has been there – I had just been there."
On why he doesn’t talk about his personal life:
On why he doesn’t talk about his personal life:
"I think specifically relationships, it’s sacred ground. That’s something that needs to be between two people. Everyone else can get their noses out."