Zac Efron Talks Sobriety, Family Life and Why He's OK With Getting Naked on Screen

Actor also opened up about his parents

By Lily Harrison May 18, 2016 2:00 PMTags
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Zac Efron has come a long way since his early Disney days in High School Musical, so much so that the actor told Elle magazine that he's happy to bare it all if a role is worth it.

"Let's just say I'm not opposed to anything," he told the women's fashion magazine. "But if you're gonna pull your dick out, it'd better be for an Academy Award-winning movie."

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The Neighbors 2 actor also opened up about turning to his close-knit family when times were tough during his school days.

"My parents love me in very different ways. But they checked every box," he began by explaining.

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"My dad always taught me to be driven. I was always the shortest kid at school. Always the worst kid on the team. I'd come home after practice and my dad would built a basketball hoop. Then we'd go out and shoot 100 free throws. Pretty soon, every time I got fouled I would make my free throws."

The actor continued on a more serious note than his childhood, his sobriety struggles before seeking treatment back in 2013.

Efron told Elle that his life has undeniably changed for the better since becoming sober, saying, "What I found is structure. That led me to a balance of opposites. You get out of life what you put in."

He continued, "There was a moment when my morning routine was, like, get up and Google yourself. But that stopped, dramatically and instantly, probably three years ago. I realized that viewing yourself through other people's pictures is not living your own life. I wasn't really being myself. A lot of my hobbies had gone out the window. I couldn't skateboard or surf for fear of being followed. Crossing the line of fear is what leads to greatness."

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