Zac Efron, seen here departing at LAX, recently told a magazine from the U.K. that he abhors on-screen love scenes because they aren't "romantic." He says, "Screen kisses are definitely not as romantic as they look. It looks like a perfect situation but what the audience don't realize is that just off camera is a bunch of stinky, smelly, crew guys holding up lights and yelling, 'Action!'"
Now I understand that it may not actually be romantic, but I don't care if it is a truly moving experience for you or not. Don't go ruining the magic of that moment when Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez share their first kiss on a grassy hill while letting go of glowing balloon lanterns that float away into the sky. I (and about a million 11-year-old girls) waited over a year for that stupid kiss, and now all I can picture is sweaty crew men.
Zac also tells the mag, "My first real kiss was when I was in fifth grade and it was in a tree house. It was the first time I was in a romantic situation and there were all these candles lit and everything. I was very young, but I remember having butterflies and everything."
No wonder he finds everything else less romantic!
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Courtney says:
What were 10 year olds doing lighting candles in a wooden treehouse? Fire hazards abound!
katenka says:
Hey maybe it's because I have gaffer friends and whatnot.. but I bet the crew members wouldn't be excited to hear this barbie doll call them "stinky, smelly crew guys!" :D i wonder if that's normal?
Esther Greenwood says:
But what he doesn't say is whether that 'romantic,' candle-lit treehouse kiss was with a boy or a girl...My guess? The former.
silvarga says:
One of the great skills one can learn while being in the closet is the careful omission of key gender identifiers and pronouns.
But wait, who lights candles for "canoodling" in the 5th grade? I think he might be back-dating this "memory" for maximum effect on his pre-teen fans.
Gross.