Zac Efron has humbly insisted that he is far from the heart throb the public believe him to be.
The US actor, who found fame and an army of fans in the High School Musical films, told the New York Daily News that he does not see himself as a sex symbol and that his family and friends help him to keep his feet firmly on the ground.
"They know exactly who I am and I'm far from a heartthrob," said the 24-year-old. "That word kind of follows you around, but I don't know how exactly one earns it."
Zac, who plays a Marine in new movie The Lucky One, also revealed how he manages to keep his real life and his celebrity life separate. He told the New York Daily News: "You kind of put [life] into two parts of your mind. There's the Hollywood section and then there's real life. One of them is more of a show but it never overshadows real life for me. As long as you can draw a comparison between the two, one of which you know to be more important, you're good. For me, the choice is very easy. One is where I work, one is where I live."
The US actor, who found fame and an army of fans in the High School Musical films, told the New York Daily News that he does not see himself as a sex symbol and that his family and friends help him to keep his feet firmly on the ground.
"They know exactly who I am and I'm far from a heartthrob," said the 24-year-old. "That word kind of follows you around, but I don't know how exactly one earns it."
Zac, who plays a Marine in new movie The Lucky One, also revealed how he manages to keep his real life and his celebrity life separate. He told the New York Daily News: "You kind of put [life] into two parts of your mind. There's the Hollywood section and then there's real life. One of them is more of a show but it never overshadows real life for me. As long as you can draw a comparison between the two, one of which you know to be more important, you're good. For me, the choice is very easy. One is where I work, one is where I live."
We recently reported how Zac is set to appear on the big screen later this month, in the movie The Lucky One with Taylor Schilling. The two you stars are involved in a sex scene in The Lucky One and have been discussing how they get through the awkwardness of it.
