Logan Lerman shows off a little bit of scruff in this new shot from his Wonderland magazine feature.

The 20-year-old actor called up the glossy to chat about The Perks of Being A Wallflower, which opens October 3rd in the UK.

“My concerns weren’t about pleasing the fans of the book, but more about getting to the place where Charlie is,” he shared. “Perks was taking a gamble because it was a first-time director, but Stephen [Chbosky] is just such a passionate, intelligent, fantastic writer.”

Logan added, “My audition consisted of three scenes – one was where Charlie gets stoned for the first time, a romantic scene, and Charlie having a breakdown. It was three difficult places to get to emotionally in fifteen minutes.”