It was not a good look, it was a very scared look.

I knew the basics, pretty much what our generation knows.

How did you change your moms mind about you taking the role?Oh, my mom is sweet.

Zac Efron in ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’

Zac Efron in ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’.Credit: Brian Douglas/Netflix

How does true crime fit into your pop culture diet?I find true crime to be extremely interesting.

I love movies likeNo Country for Old Men, from back in the day when there was less technology.

The demeanor was very thoughtful and serious.

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And you know what, the process of filmmaking is always, always an adventure.

I was with careful people.

Its kind of a rite of passage.

And we spent a lot of time on set in Kentucky.

Which meant, in this movie, we spent a lot of time in jail.

And I officially know thats as much time as I want to spend there.

It was only a couple of hours, but its shocking.

How do you possibly decompress from a role like this?I did breathing and meditation.

I think thats the only way.

I really love TM, transcendental meditation.

I did TM on the way home.

Really, you cant ever really let go of all of it.

Theres always a little bit of you that knows tomorrow youre Ted.