NEWSLeo Gives Zac Career Advice
March 30 2009, Published 6:59 a.m. ET
Hunky young star <a href="https://okmagazine.com/search/efron" target="_blank"><strong>Zac Efron</strong></a> has already been touted (by some people, not all) as the next <a href="https://okmagazine.com/search/dicaprio" target="_blank"><strong>Leonardo DiCaprio</strong></a>, and perhaps that's why the Oscar-nominated actor has been warning the High School Musical heartthrob to just say no to drugs.
"It was kind of his way-out-the-door, last-minute advice," Zac recalls about being warned off narcotics by Leo. "He said, 'Oh, by the way, if you really want to mess this all up, try heroin.' I said, 'Thanks', and he said, 'No, seriously, that's pretty much the only way you're going to screw this up, and you shouldn't go down that road – it will mess you up without fail. Do not do drugs.'
Concludes Zac: "That was enough for me; that's all I needed to hear."
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The 21-year-old actor added his strict upbringing meant he didn't get into the same kind of trouble as his friends growing up.
Rather than misbehave, Zac channelled all his energy into skateboarding.
He added: "I could never get into trouble like the rest of my friends. My parents were very strict and taught me good values, whenever I did anything wrong my mom would somehow know it.
"I started skateboarding as a kid — it's like surfing on the sidewalk. I love it. It's a Zen thing, so much better than walking. It's almost spiritual."
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