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| Zac Quote Thread #2: "I'm still on the craziest ride of my life."
Zac Efron Quotes Thread #2
Fame/the Industry
Quote: - "These days, everyone is just waiting for me to **** up. I’m not gonna give anyone the satisfaction of that." (Details Magazine 2008)
- "You always have to remember that bullies want to bring you down because you have something that they admire. Also, when you get made fun of-when people point out your weaknesses, it’s an opportunity for you to rise above."
- "It’s been great. I grew up so far removed from this industry and so far away from L.A. I just fell in love with theater, and after being so focused on school my whole life and musical theater, specifically, being my creative outlet, I can’t believe that it has turned into something more than that. I’m grateful and thankful and amazed at how it’s all turned out. I’m still on the craziest ride of my life."
- "I love the discussions online. They can pick out things in the movie that you’d never dreamed people would find out. I don’t go that often. I try not to because it can either give you a big head or tear you down."
- "At first it was mostly kids who recognized me, […] The past 8 months it's completely turned around. It's been moms and dads.”
- “Leonardo DiCaprio is someone whose career path I would love to emulate. The problem is there's not enough scripts about giant boats sinking that are immersed in a love story. I can't find that script. I'm thinking of writing Titanic 2."
- "You have to do your best every time, but after each audition you have to forget about it. You always have to be looking forward and not look back.”
- "I'm not different at all then I've ever been. I don't know what changed." (BTS of HSM3 2008)
- “A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill. It's a short letter--all she said was, "Hey, since it's harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza." I was like, "Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!" (Details Magazine 2008)
- “Honestly, if the worst these people can say about me is that I'm gay, then I think I'll be fine. I can handle it.”
- “I'll never try to put on a fake image. I'm just Zac.”
- “I think if you're fame-hungry, go out to a nightclub and get drunk...why do that? I don't understand how some people would want fame so bad that they'd go out and get negative attention to earn it.”
- “From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.”
- "I'm still treading that fine line between celebrity and actor. I've learned it's going to be a difficult ride and it's going to be hard work. I'm trying to stay resolute here and try and just have fun.'
| His Movies
Quote: - "We shot High School Musical in eight weeks. I spent longer rehearsing for Hairspray than filming High School Musical. Basically playing down his future in the show, claiming that it isn’t important, and his modesty will, in his opinion surely, lead him to bigger and better things."
- "Wow...ehm...thank you very much for the award. I can't believe I was actually nominated for this. It's crazy. Ehm, the other nominees; congratulations, you all had breakthrough performances this year, so thank you for those. Thanks very much. Ehm, really quickly...I guess I'd like to thank Toby Emmerick and all my friends at New Line. Thank you to the incredible cast and crew. Nikki Blonsky, thank you very much. [Nikki: I love you, Zaccy]. *chuckles* Thank you. I'd also like to thank Adam Shankman for being crazy enough to actually give me the role of Link Larkin, it's a big risk. Thank you very much. And ehm...yeah, that's it. Thanks MTV, thank you to the fans, without you guys I wouldn't break through anything. So thank you!!! (MTV Movie Awards 2008)
- “Musicals are very different from other films. And as an actor, when you’re preparing for one, you train an entirely different skill set altogether. And as an audience member, I know the feeling I have when I leave a musical is unrivaled by any other type of film. I love watching things blow up, but it doesn’t really excite me -- and I can’t sing that on the way home. So, musicals are cool. They’re unique, and I’m glad that we’re doing more of them.”
- “Being known for musicals is a great thing.”
- "I'm the last person to think a kiss is going to corrupt any child. Kissing is a great thing."
| Relationships/Women
Quote: - "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."
- "I like when a girl knows what she looks like and dresses to accentuate those features."
- "I think it’s fine for girls to ask boys out. I actually prefer it."
- "I usually spend Valentines Day with my friends. But if I did have a girlfriend, I’d bring her flowers and candy."
- "I like my peanut butter like I like my women.. chunky."
- “You graduated last year! I love older women.. because of their experience.. accademically, that is.” (Room Raiders 2005)
- "Older women appreciate my eyes." (People Magazine 2007)
- "I love girls who are happy and healthy with curves…What it comes down to, as cliché and as cheesy as it sounds, when a guy gets to seriously know a girl, the things that he likes are much deeper, beyond the surface…The hard part is getting to know someone first. It's like there's some prerequisite with looks that should be abolished." (Boston Globe 2007)
- “A girl can tell I like her when I blush or start telling bad jokes.”
- “There's probably one instance I can think of when singing to a girl worked for me I've tried. As for dancing, you can't really go up to a girl and bust into a cool dance move.”
- “I don't know if I believe in love at first sight, but of course I believe in two people having chemistry right away. A girl should be really easy to talk to. When I lose track of time because we've been talking, I think that's really fun.”
- (when asked about his on-screen chemistry with Vanessa Hudgens in HSM) “At callbacks, it was a mix-and-match session. We were stuck together through the entire process. But at the time, we didn't know if it was chemistry or just they didn't like us or what was going on. I guess we noticed it from the beginning. I still don't know what it is...I think it's just...I don't know...she's fun.”
- “You never know with teenage girls. It's funny. But they're always, most of the time they're pretty respectful, and I love 'em. I'm very grateful.“
- "Don't try to swallow the person you're kissing by opening your mouth so wide! I've never experienced a washing-machine kiss, but I've heard about them. When girls rotate their tongues around your mouth like a washing-machine, that's not a good idea."
- "Go easy and take your time. Be respectful of the other person and don't just get on in there and grope all over the place. My favorite kisses happen when I've taken it nice and slow."
| Friends
Quote: - "Ashley's gotten more beautiful... but then again, so has Corbin." (GMA 2007)
- Magazines I subscribe to: "M&F, GQ, Cargo and Pop Star- only cuz they have good posters of Jesse... JK DUDE!"
- “Amanda Bynes and I have become close since filming Hairsray. It's so weird because I grew up watching her.”
| His Childhood
Quote: - "In sixth grade, my basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime, with three seconds left, I rebounded the ball and passed it, to the wrong team! They scored at the buzzer and we lost the game. To this day, I still have nightmares!"
- “I guess I just wasn't a kid who was worried about cool. I was like "Pop in Cinderella!"
- Nikki Blonsky: “Nowhere. I learned I was not a dancer before Hairspray. So all the dancing you see in the movie, I just shook what my mama gave me.”
Zac Efron: “My mama didn’t give me anything, so I just shook what I had.”
- "I wish I could say I see my little brother more. We used to fight all the time but now that I don't see him very often I cherish the time I have with him."
- "Dylan made me reach into a dark scary hole to look for a golf ball he accidentally threw in. When I put my hand down there, he screamed, "SNAAAAAAKE" at the top of his lungs. I almost passed out." (Zac Efron – the unauthorized biography)
| Random
Quote: - "I’m very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog. It’s the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling!"
- "I wake up every morning and make myself breakfast. I do the dishes and the laundry, and clean up the place."
- Reporter: You guys are nominated for 52 awards, right?
Zac: Yeah, 52...or 4. (TCA’s 2006 Red Carpet)
- (talking to a koala in Australia) "Would you believe that this guy was as small as a jellybean when he was born?... - what flavor were you?" (the HSM cast in Australia 2006)
- "Wow, you ladies can sit on me whenever you want" (The View 2007)
- "Can I hold it?" (Jimmy Kimmel 2007)
- “IDK, my family does it a lot. You tend to get some free things that are somewhat useless in this business and I'd like to give those to my little brother. The deal was, on eBay we split it 50/50...I've seen none of that."
- “Dude, just bounce. Doesn't matter what the heck you do.” (BTS of Hairspray)
- Nikki: Queen Latifah has been my idol ever since I was a little girl.
Zac: Me too.
- “I'm a guy, but I'm not afraid to cry. Not all of the time. But when I'm watching a movie, I'll sometimes shed a tear, especially Moulin Rouge.”
- "If I splurge on anything, it's cologne. I love smelling good."
- What's your hidden talent?
"I can blow bubbles with my spit." (Zac Efron – the unauthorized biography)
- “Working out is my biggest hobby. It's my Zen hour. I just zone out.”
- “I don’t make it long without my mom coming and cooking me a good meal or doing my laundry.”
| Quotes about Zac
Quote: - Lucas Grabeel: "Did you ever think you'd have a "Try Me" button next to you?"
- John Waters: "He will be one of those teen idols who, with fair ease, will move on to good adult roles and have a good career."
- Jimmy Kimmel: "So, how are you celebrating the 'Summer of Zac'?" (Jimmy Kimmel 2007)
- Nikki Blonsky: “And then of course watching all the other actors work. I mean I probably learned the most by talking to this guy -points to Zac- and
working with him.-Zac blushes- I mean he’s, he’s incredible. Just the way he works and the way he handles himself. He’s such a professional. So I truly…he’s an inspiration.”
Zac: “Am I in John’s seat? I think I’m in John’s seat. Am I?” -laughs-
Nikki: “Stop it! No, you’re in Zac’s seat.”
Zac: “Aw, Nikki.” -hugs her-
- Nikki Blonsky: “Well, I’ll tell you basically my favorite part about Zac is the world is in love with Zac. They see him for, you know, his outer beauty. I know him for the inner beauty and it’s four times as beautiful.”
- James Tupper (M&OW co-star): "We'd come out of the theatre after shooting and there's a crowd of 25 school girls screaming [...] It's like knowing a Beatle."
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Last edited by ~Jewel~ : 07-07-2008 at 04:43 AM.
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thanks kat!
you should make someone re-do it 
i know that. i was gonna volunteer animation!kat actually 
I love the quotes in the OP and I 
the title!
