Zac Efron sat down with “M” Magazine (September 2008 Issue), and talked about he chose to act.
“Like Troy in HSM 3, I had to make hard decisions, like choosing between going away to college or following my acting dreams. A lot of my friends didn’t get that part of my life for while, High School [...]

According to Baz Bamigboye, columnist for the Daily Mail, Zac Efron wants to stick with movies for now.
“It wasn’t Shakespeare, but my background is theater. I did several plays and musicals before my High School TV days. I would love to return to the theater, but for now I want to concentrate on films, ” [...]