Zac Efron Takes A Gamble

Zac Efron keeps it cool as he arrives at JFK Airport in NYC on Saturday afternoon (July 24).

The 22-year-old Charlie St. Cloud actor, who just premiered the movie of the same name, covers the new issue of Parade mag.

Inside the mag, Zac opens up about going for a more serious role — like Richard Samuels in Me an Orson Welles. He shared, “It was pretty intimidating at first. So I really had to convince myself that I had the right to be there. But that’s where the rush is. You say, ‘Can I really do this? Can I pull it off?’ The fun part of acting is testing your limits in every way, constantly throwing everything against the wall and seeing what sticks. But since you never know how it’s gonna wind up, it’s a lot like gambling.”