Zac Efron flips his long hair out of his eyes as he leaves his home in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon (March 5).

The 21-year-old actor (in a gray LNA tee) recently dished to Elle magazine that he didn’t fully understand High School Musical’s success. He shared, “I liked being the kid in the adult circle. As far back as I can remember, I couldn’t understand or relate to a lot of kids. I still don’t understand how High School Musical became a hit. I’m going to make as many lighthearted movies as I can. Every time we started a new High School Musical movie, I wanted to keep that kid inside of me alive.”

Zac also shared about meeting fellow actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, saying, “A few nights later (after the GQ party), I was at a Lakers game and I texted him, and he said he was coming. And this guy in a ball cap and coat with the collar up sits next to me. We talked the whole game, and he was just everything I thought he would be: smart, level-headed, charming, hilarious. You know, the older-brother vibe.”

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