Seth Rogen Surprised He Liked “Neighbors” Co-Star Zac Efron
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Universal(NEW YORK) — Seth Rogen has learned never to judge a book by its cover.
Rogen says he initially didn’t have a favorable impression of his Neighbors co-star, Zac Efron. Rogen explains to People magazine, “I was expecting to not like him very much when I first met him.”
He adds, “The first time I met him I assumed he’d be a little f***er, but that was eight years ago.”
Rogen says that once he really got to know Efron his opinion changed. He notes, “I was proven very wrong because he’s a sweet, nice guy….He was just so nice, cool and very self-aware and self-effacing and endearing, and all those things that make someone hard to hate.”
Efron, who was a huge fan of Rogen’s from the start, admits he really had to work on the actor to get him to come around.
Efron says, “I really made some extra effort, and after a while I think I wore him down a bit.” He adds, “I’ve respected Seth since the first movie that I saw him in. He rebranded comedy, and I identified with it, every single part of it: mind, body and spirit. That’s how I want to be.”
Neighbors opens May 9.
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