POPSUGAR: Obviously you guys know each other well now, but what were your first impressions of one another when you first met?
Zac Efron: Ooh, good question.
Max Joseph: Yeah, we haven't really ever talked about the first time we met. You [to Zac] came in, your energy was a little low. You were kind of quiet, and I was expecting high-energy Zac Efron. I thought something was on his mind. I thought maybe you were having an off day, in a weird way, and it was really interesting. I liked it. He was quiet and thoughtful about something else.
PS: Which is sort of how the character is too.
MJ: Yeah, and I kind of leaned into that. I was like, that's really cool, and I don't think anyone has seen a side of him like that. There was some major inner life happening in there.
ZE: I think what was on my mind at that moment, and what's always on my mind when I first meet for a project, is, what does it mean to me? There was something profound about the sizzle reel that Max sent, and I had not read the script yet, but I was just caught up in how much I was really engaged with the material. And that's always scary, because it feels like you might be committing to something.
Emily Ratajkowski: It's like going on a first date with someone you already know you want to marry.
ZE: Yeah, exactly.
![POPSUGAR: Obviously you guys know each other well now, but what were your first impressions of one another when you first met?
Zac Efron: Ooh, good question.
Max Joseph: Yeah, we haven't really ever talked about the first time we met. You [to Zac] came in, your energy was a little low. You were kind of quiet, and I was expecting high-energy Zac Efron. I thought something was on his mind. I thought maybe you were having an off day, in a weird way, and it was really interesting. I liked it. He was quiet and thoughtful about something else.
PS: Which is sort of how the character is too.
MJ: Yeah, and I kind of leaned into that. I was like, that's really cool, and I don't think anyone has seen a side of him like that. There was some major inner life happening in there.
ZE: I think what was on my mind at that moment, and what's always on my mind when I first meet for a project, is, what does it mean to me? There was something profound about the sizzle reel that Max sent, and I had not read the script yet, but I was just caught up in how much I was really engaged with the material. And that's always scary, because it feels like you might be committing to something.
Emily Ratajkowski: It's like going on a first date with someone you already know you want to marry.
ZE: Yeah, exactly.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/x3If1euE2JW6H-Suz_lX9Z1D4So/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2015/08/24/752/n/1922398/59bde2ab3431a32c_GettyImages-484694388/i/POPSUGAR-Obviously-you-guys-know-each-other-well-now-what-were.jpg "POPSUGAR: Obviously you guys know each other well now, but what were your first impressions of one another when you first met?
Zac Efron: Ooh, good question.
Max Joseph: Yeah, we haven't really ever talked about the first time we met. You [to Zac] came in, your energy was a little low. You were kind of quiet, and I was expecting high-energy Zac Efron. I thought something was on his mind. I thought maybe you were having an off day, in a weird way, and it was really interesting. I liked it. He was quiet and thoughtful about something else.
PS: Which is sort of how the character is too.
MJ: Yeah, and I kind of leaned into that. I was like, that's really cool, and I don't think anyone has seen a side of him like that. There was some major inner life happening in there.
ZE: I think what was on my mind at that moment, and what's always on my mind when I first meet for a project, is, what does it mean to me? There was something profound about the sizzle reel that Max sent, and I had not read the script yet, but I was just caught up in how much I was really engaged with the material. And that's always scary, because it feels like you might be committing to something.
Emily Ratajkowski: It's like going on a first date with someone you already know you want to marry.
ZE: Yeah, exactly.")
