ZAC EFRON: 'I'M STILL PAYING MY DUES IN HOLLYWOOD'
ZAC EFRON is convinced he doesn't deserve to be the star of a huge
blockbuster yet - because he's still "paying his dues" in Hollywood
after shooting to fame in Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.
The 22-year-old actor, who was previously vying for the lead in the
Spider-Man franchise, is desperate to sink his teeth into a meaty role
but admits he has yet to earn the respect of movie fans.
He tells Movieline.com, "I have a self-awareness of what is out
there: Right now, if I was looking at me from someone else's eyes -
like the eyes of the guys who are going to go watch a superhero movie
- I can't say that I'd be 'two thumbs up' for me to star in an action
movie right now. Why would I be?
"I haven't done anything to pay those dues yet, I haven't made any
movies for those fans yet. I think you have to earn the right to hold
a gun. You have to earn the right to shoot web."
But he's convinced newcomer Andrew Garfield, who has been cast as the
new Spider-Man, is better suited for the part.
He adds, "He's coming in as an unknown. Andrew Garfield is going to
be amazing in that movie because he's got a brand-new, fresh
perspective, and to be thrown into that character so quickly, he's
going to be able to redefine that brand in a way that we've never seen
before. It'll be amazing. You've sort of seen me before."
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