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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: 10 Questions for Zac Efron [Watch (HLS stream): 10 Questions for Zac Efron](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Oe5Tc2X4.m3u8) (4:12)  _Published 2009-11-19. The High School Musical star grows up in the new film Me and Orson Welles. Zac Efron will now take your questions_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:16 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Late-Night Highlight: Seth Rogen And Zac Efron Do Ew](/video/PdpfJZSe/) ### Late-Night Highlight: Seth Rogen And Zac Efron Do Ew [Zac Efron Returns To Spotlight At People's Choice Awards](/video/XBdeIpRJ/) ### Zac Efron Returns To Spotlight At People's Choice Awards [Heroes and Icons: Zac Efron](/video/8nJMteSh/) ### Heroes and Icons: Zac Efron --- ## Transcript I'm Rebecca Keegan for Time with Zac Efron. Best known for his roles in Hairspray and High School Musical. Zac next stars in Me and Orson Welles. Today he's taking questions from TIME readers. This one comes from Julie Sephora in New York, New York, who asks, How is man Orson Welles different from the other projects you've worked on before? It's sort of a coming of age story, but it's also a week sort of in the life of Orson Welles and this amazing prodigy genius, American icon, and really what it was like watching him rise in the industry and own virtually every medium at the time radio, theater and film. What was the risk for you in this role? I think I think the risk for me was it doesn't really rely on anything that I've sort of used in the past. There wasn't a particular skill set that I could fall back on, like singing or dancing or basketball. You know, you always wonder if you beat off more than you could chew with a raw pin of. The other actors in the movie were all incredibly accomplished. And I didn't want to disappoint you. I wanted to, you know, come in and learn as much as I could, but also bring my A-game and make sure that I could really contribute and not let them down. So I was incredibly nervous about the movie and and yeah, it's a bit scared at first, but, you know, usually usually that's that's a good sign and kind of means I should go for it. Looking to more seasoned actors, whose career would you most like to emulate? I don't know. There's there's far too many. I think. I think Leo's done a great job. He's one of the guys. It's since I've since I was growing up. And when I was younger, he I was I was almost dead set against the guy When I was growing up. I was not, not envious, but I was kind of force fed his image as a kid from from Titanic and wasn't jealous. It was just like you couldn't get away from it. You know what I mean? And I feel like since then, through, you know, very hard work and and incredible performances. But but also, you know, picking the right movies, He's he's completely 180 that and now he's, you know, one of my favorite actors. He's choosing incredible projects right now. He's at the top of his game and it was a long road, but he was so dedicated and so focused and could really pull it off. And that's that's something I admire. Jess in London wants to know if you could take away your fame for just one day. How would you spend that day? Wake up for a day and not have anything planned out like I used to. You know, I was young, you know, just not have any plans. Just see where the wind takes me. Just start driving and, you know, end up someplace completely different. I think would be fun to do. Our last question is probably one that you get asked often, but it seems to be very important to some of our readers. And that is Jennifer in Freehold, New Jersey, who asks, How do you keep your hair looking so great all the time? Oh, uh, that's kind of like a compliment on the outside. You okay? Little tip. I've never told anyone this before, so. This is a hair scoop. This is a hair escape. I would never reveal this to anybody. Okay, But for some reason, I like it. Good. Here's a trick. Shower before you go to sleep. And then sleep on, you know, your wet hair kind of towel. Dry it. When you wake up in the morning, it's all messed up naturally. It's kind of just going to be a little bit more messy. And then that's kind of cool. And then you put the product in when you wake up. Yeah, Yeah, exactly. You put something in it. I mean, whatever, whatever you put in. But if you have that, if you have that messed up thing when you wake up, it's more willing to stay that way. So it works. Exactly. Hair tips. Oh, geez. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"10 Questions for Zac Efron","description":"The High School Musical star grows up in the new film Me and Orson Welles. 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