Zac Efron, who is everywhere these days, is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of GQ magazine. In his coverstory interview, Zac discusses his smart plan to keep his partying under wraps, his plans to NOT get married any time soon (sorry, Vanessa Hudgens) and various other topics suitable for a young actor actively promoting the release of a new movie. Here is Zac‘s GQ magazine coverphoto and a portion of his coverstory interview:

Zac Efron may be making the leap from teen-dream to grown-up movie star with this weekend’s release of “17 Again,” but don’t expect him to cut loose any time soon. The 21-year-old star told GQ’s May 2009 issue that although he enjoys having alcohol in private with pals, he has no plans to put his partying on parade. “It’s common sense. If you’re gonna be drunk with your friends, don’t get wasted at the Chateau Marmont and hook up with some famous chick,” he told the mag. “It’s not rocket science. I don’t want to be famous for my personality,” Efron continued. “If anything, I keep that under wraps.” While Efron keeps his private life private, he opened up, just a little, about his romantic life, if only to shoot down rumors he and girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens have marriage on the mind. “That was such bullshit,” he said of recent nuptial rumors. “I’m definitely not getting married. In this business, you’re either getting married or they want you to be pregnant. I’m not getting married until I’m 40. If ever. The thought never crossed my mind. Maybe not 40. Maybe not until I’m 30,” he quickly corrected himself. In the meantime, Efron is content to be an acting star, something he said he didn’t expect when he was younger. “That was the one thing I wasn’t prepared for. This wasn’t supposed to work, y’know?” he noted. “There’s 150 guys that are just like me, except more talented, and they probably deserve to be out here. It’s a fluke.” And maybe because Efron considers his success “a fluke,” he’s sought out advice from his elder peers, like 34-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio. “I thought I was gonna ask him questions,” Efron said of their meeting. “He ended up asking me questions, and in that, he told me a lot. He said, ‘There’s one way that you can really fuck this all up. Just do heroin. If you steer clear of that — the other obstacles you’ll be able to navigate.’ And that makes sense, dude.”

Yeah, yeah … as interesting as all of that is, I think folks might be more interested to see the photos from Zac‘s GQ photospread (tho, Leonardo DiCaprio‘s advice is pretty funny). After the jump, check them out (yes, he is shirtless in at least one of them) …

Yes, the photos are more interesting than the interview. Tho, I must commend the lad for being very smart about his fame. I’m sure it’s very easy (and tempting) to want to live it up and party hard when you are famous enough to get everything you want. The fact that Zac is thinking long-term is impressive. While I don’t feel that he is particularly talented to any significant degree (ie. I’ve not seen him in anything that has impressed me), I think he’s on the right track to carve out a successful career … and will have many opportunities to impress. I look forward to seeing if he can actually pull it off … in the meantime, I’ll be just fine with the shirtless photos.

Oh and in case you’re interested, you can read more of Zac‘s GQ interview HERE.

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