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  • [car drives up]

  • - [Interviewer] Whoa!

  • Now that's an entrance.

  • - What up?

  • - [Interviewer] 73 questions with a Zac Efron

  • arriving in style. - Oh yeah.

  • How are you doing?

  • - Could not be better. - Good.

  • - [Interviewer] All right, so what's her story?

  • - Ah, this is my '64 and a half Mustang,

  • I just got it restored.

  • - [Interviewer] And what's the coolest thing

  • about your '64 and a half Mustang?

  • - Uh, I inherited it from my grandfather.

  • - [Interviewer] Does the car have a name?

  • - Uh, Gramps?

  • - [Interviewer] Mind if I hop inside?

  • - Nah, we don't have time dude.

  • We gotta start this barbecue, right?

  • - [Interviewer] Ok. So how'd you start your day

  • this morning, Zac?

  • - Oh, the same as always.

  • Everyday, 50 push-ups,

  • huge workout, I'm just kidding. I don't ...

  • - [Interviewer] That's more impressive than me.

  • What one person did you have on your wall

  • when you were in high school?

  • - Oh, no kidding, Tyra Banks.

  • Just, I had a poster on-- - [Interviewer] Tyra!

  • - She was in a purple bathing suit.

  • Pretty cool.

  • - [Interviewer] What show would you like to make

  • a cameo in?

  • - Definitely Stranger Things.

  • - [Interviewer] What's a movie that made you cry

  • from laughter?

  • - Pineapple Express.

  • - [Interviewer] What's a movie that made you cry

  • from sadness?

  • - Titanic.

  • - [Interviewer] What's your favorite album right now,

  • at this moment?

  • - Uh, Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper.

  • - [Interviewer] Zac, this view is amazing!

  • - Thanks, bro. - [Interviewer] Nice!

  • What's one album people would be surprised

  • to know that you own?

  • - Céline Dion's greatest hits.

  • - [Interviewer] That's a surprise.

  • - And all the other albums.

  • - [Interviewer] If you could be a rockstar

  • from any decade, who would you be?

  • - Easy, Prince.

  • - [Interviewer] Now if you can be any rapper,

  • who would you be?

  • - Chance the Rapper or Kendrick Lamar.

  • - [Interviewer] I'll take two answers for that.

  • - Ok Google, play my barbecue playlist.

  • - [Google] Ok, playing your Google Play music playlist

  • called "Barbecue." [Portugal. The Man. Plays]

  • - [Interviewer] That's right. - That's right.

  • Thank you very much.

  • - [Interviewer] Zac is playing the role of DJ!

  • Alright. What's a song from the '90s that you still

  • listen to?

  • - I listen to "What I Got," by Sublime.

  • - [Interviewer] What's one thing that you still have

  • from your childhood?

  • - Dignity, I hope.

  • - [Interviewer] What is your spirit animal?

  • - Definitely a hawk.

  • - [Interviewer] What was the name of your first pet?

  • - The first pet that I owned was named "Cuckoo Kitty."

  • It was a stray cat that I found.

  • - [Interviewer] Cuckoo Kitty.

  • - Cuckoo Kitty. - [Interviewer] What's your go-to

  • workout song?

  • - Something, like aggressive. Hip-hop, Schoolboy Q,

  • "I Want the Top," yeah.

  • - [Interviewer] Alright. And, uh,

  • what's the name of your go-to karaoke song?

  • - My go-to karaoke song?

  • - [Interviewer] Yep.

  • - Ice Ice Baby.

  • - [Interviewer] If you attempted to play any sport

  • professionally, what sport would that be?

  • - Um, the NFL.

  • - [Interviewer] What's your favorite team of all-time?

  • - The Lakers. - Kobe or Shaq?

  • - Come on, man! Kobe.

  • - [Interviewer] You going to make this shot?

  • - [Zac] Oh, yeah!

  • - [Interviewer] Eh. Oh! - Oh!

  • - [Interviewer] Surprisingly close!

  • Zac, what's your favorite sports documentary of all time?

  • - Uh, pretty much any 30 for 30.

  • That show's amazing.

  • - [Interviewer] What was it like to kiss Dwayne Johnson?

  • - Absolutely amazing.

  • He's perfect. Breathtaking.

  • - [Interviewer] Seems like you really enjoyed

  • that experience, Zac. - It was amazing.

  • - [Interviewer] Ok, so if you tried,

  • could you remember every name that Dwayne Johnson

  • called you in Baywatch?

  • - No. [chuckles]

  • - [Interviewer] What's your favorite place to hang out?

  • - Planet Earth.

  • - [Interviewer] Do you have any bad neighbors?

  • - No.

  • Not really.

  • - [Interviewer] Now, Zac, when you're not working,

  • what's one thing you love to do?

  • - Pretty much anything outdoors.

  • - [Interviewer] Can you be any more specific than that?

  • - I don't know, surfing, skate--

  • anything outdoors. - [Interviewer] Ok, what is the

  • weirdest hidden talent that you're willing

  • to share with us at the moment?

  • - Uh, I can blow spit bubbles with my tongue.

  • - [Interviewer] Alright, so you're going to have to

  • put on your performer hat for this one,

  • but what's the best impression that you can do?

  • - Um, impression?

  • - [Interviewer] Yep.

  • - I don't know, once you start the impression,

  • if you mess it up, then there's a lot at stake

  • and you have to make a careful choice to even

  • start to do the impression or you sound like an idiot.

  • And that's supposed to be Christopher Walken.

  • See, now I'm an idiot. - [Interviewer] No, the resemblance

  • was uncanny. Alright, what's your worst habit?

  • - Worst habit: procrastination.

  • - [Interviewer] What's your best habit?

  • - Best habit is I always, always come through

  • and get the job done.

  • - What's the number one fitness tip that you have

  • for everyone watching this video?

  • - Just, uh, start slow.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the number one piece of advice

  • you have for other young actors looking to break

  • into the business?

  • - Practice patience. [The Temper Trap plays]

  • - [Interviewer] You got two minutes of patience for me?

  • - Ok, Google, set a timer for two minutes?

  • - [Google] Sure. Two minutes. Starting now.

  • - [Interviewer] Uh, the pressure is on to finish this up!

  • Ok, so who is your biggest role model?

  • - My grandfather.

  • - [Interviewer] What is your favorite part of your job?

  • - Probably the versatility of it.

  • - [Interviewer] Now if you were not an actor,

  • what would your dream job be and why?

  • - I would probably be a chef.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the craziest thing that's ever

  • happened on set?

  • - Um, one time I tackled Macy Gray in my underwear.

  • And it was improv, so she wasn't expecting it.

  • It was pretty funny.

  • - [Interviewer] Yeah.

  • I have no words for this.

  • - What do you mean, you don't have one of you?

  • - [Interviewer] If you could have lunch or dinner

  • with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?

  • - Ooph, man.

  • Paul Newman?

  • - [Interviewer] Ok, if you could imagine any three--

  • just destroyed your hoop, but--if you could imagine

  • any three people cannon-balling into your pool

  • at the same time, who would they be?

  • - My co-stars from the new movie Greatest Showman, uh,

  • Hugh Jackman, Zendaya, and Michelle Williams.

  • - [Interviewer] Who would you love to do a love scene with?

  • - The Rock.

  • Finish what we started.

  • [laughs]

  • - [Interviewer] What advice would you give

  • your twenty-year-old self?

  • [chuckles]

  • - To be patient.

  • - [Interviewer] Ok.

  • What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?

  • - To be like water, my friend.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the best advice that you can give

  • your baby bro?

  • - Just,

  • do what I say dude.

  • Come on, just, like, do what your big bro says to do.

  • - [Interviewer] All right Zac, so it's twenty years

  • in the future.

  • You have a daughter.

  • - What the heck? That's cra--

  • [Interviewer] What age do you let her date?

  • - I don't even wanna go there. It's way too early.

  • - [Interviewer] Ok, that's a strange question.

  • - Yeah. We'll talk about that--

  • - [Interviewer] Alright

  • - later. - [Interviewer] Later. Fair enough.

  • Who's your style icon?

  • - Steve McQueen.

  • - [Interviewer] What's your go-to look?

  • - Just classic jeans, black t-shirt.

  • - [Interviewer] Oh, thank you. - Cheers.

  • - [Interviewer] What's your favorite scent?

  • - Uh, definitely Hugo Man.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the most worn item

  • in your wardrobe?

  • - [Zac] Black shirt.

  • - [Interviewer] If you were to design a t-shirt,

  • what would you put on it?

  • - Definitely no labels. [timer beeps]

  • - [Interviewer] Ah, I need two more minutes!

  • What's your favorite food? - Kale.

  • - [Interviewer] What's your least favorite food?

  • - Absolutely kale.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the weirdest thing you've ever cooked?

  • - Worms in an egg that I found in a tree

  • over a campfire with Bear Grylls.

  • - [Interviewer] Oh, what's the most memorable meal

  • you've ever had?

  • - That's probably the most memorable meal

  • I've ever had!

  • - [Interviewer] If Zac Efron was a juice,

  • what would be in it?

  • - Uh, sriracha and a bunch of love.

  • - [Interviewer] I have to say, this is pretty

  • good barbecue. - Oh, good.

  • I'm glad you like it.

  • - [Interviewer] Ok, what's your nerdiest quality?

  • - I don't know, is nerd even really a thing anymore?

  • I don't think so.

  • - [Interviewer] Ok, what's the most memorable fan moment

  • that you've ever had?

  • - My fans rule, so

  • I have a lot of good fan moments.

  • - [Interviewer] If your life were a musical,

  • what would it be called?

  • - Zac-a-licious.

  • - [Interviewer] What's your favorite moment

  • from all of High School Musical?

  • - I don't know. There's so many. - [Interviewer] Ah, just think of one.

  • - I mean the finale when the curtains close,

  • tears me up.

  • All the-- all of it.

  • - [Interviewer] Alright. Zac, behind you is a shark I planted

  • for the next question.

  • Is it true you once swan with wild sharks?

  • - Yes. That's not the shark I rode,

  • but I did ride a tiger shark.

  • A big one. In Hawaii.

  • It was pretty cool.

  • - [Interviewer] If you could change your name,

  • what would you change your name to?

  • - Khaleesi.

  • - [Interviewer] What was your first job?

  • - Um, I did a small play in Arroyo Grande,

  • at the Melodrama.

  • Got paid like two bucks an hour.

  • - [Interviewer] What song have you played more

  • than any other song on guitar?

  • - Um, Santeria, I think.

  • - [Interviewer] What would your DJ name be?

  • - Afro Zac.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the most terrifying thing

  • you've ever done?

  • - Um, maybe sky-diving.

  • Um, I'm not afraid of much, so...

  • - [Interviewer] Definitely not sharks.

  • - But riding the shark was pretty scary.

  • [laughs]

  • - [Interviewer] If you could be a star in any movie

  • in history, what would it be?

  • - The Godfather Part I.

  • - [Interviewer] Ok, last two questions.

  • What's it like working with Seth Rogen?

  • - Absolutely incredible.

  • Seth Rogen is amazing.

  • - [Interviewer] Can you do your impression of Seth Rogen,

  • just like you did for Christopher Walken?

  • While I walk away from you slowly?

  • [imitates laugh]

  • - Aw man. I, how do you even start an impression of Seth?

  • He's always like, so on top of it. You just kinda of,

  • you can't really do an impression of Seth

  • because he's just talking!

  • It's just the way that he

  • enunciates things.

  • - [Interviewer] [Laughs] Okay thanks Zac.

  • - He's making it seem like you're, it's just,

  • he's using common sense 'cause this is awesome. Ok Google?

  • You can't impersonate me. I have the best voice ever,

  • like, I don't know maybe Zac could do it?

  • Maybe Zac can do an impression of me, I'm not sure.

[car drives up]

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