Don’t Ever Look Back
Zac Efron is on the cover of the newest issue of The Hollywood Reporter. The star is on the cover to promote his new comedy, Neighbors.
In the interview, Zac talks filming the movie, the fight on Skid Row he was involved in in March, battling addiction, and so much more. Highlights can be found below.
On shooting Neighbors:“The best part of the shoot by far was hanging out with Seth and the guys. The hardest part? Every single day was more or less a party. You went into this kind of dream state: You show up, it’s dark, and there’s a raging party. Drive home, and the sun’s up, go to sleep and then get back to set. Glow lights, girls in bikinis, electronic dance music blasting in between takes, people jumping around. It was pretty cool, but it was a lot. It was a lot. It sort of became real.”
On his fight on Skid Row: “I had a friend come pick me up late at night — we were looking for a place downtown to get a bite and catch up. We were having trouble finding somewhere — a lot of places were closed — and the car ran out of gas off the 110. It was ridiculous. We had to pull over, and I called Uber.
A homeless guy, or vagrant, tapped on the driver’s-side window. Before I knew it, he [the friend] was out of the car, and they started fighting. I saw that [the homeless man] was carrying some sort of a knife, or shank, and I got out of the car to disarm him. At some point, he dropped the knife, and I got hit pretty hard in the face — and almost instantly the police were there to break up the fight. It was the most terrifying moment in my life.”
On his battle with addiction: “He has joined Alcoholics Anonymous and also has been seeing a therapist. ‘I just started going. And I think it’s changed my life. I’m much more comfortable in my own skin. Things are so much easier now.’ Still, he admits of his battle with addiction, ‘It’s a never-ending struggle.'”
To read the full article click here. I love how open he is in this interview! Also, can we talk about how gorgeous he looks in these photos. Don’t mind me while I stare at them for the rest of the day. 🙂
