Zac Efron Mud Wrestles A Nude Model

High School Musical star Zac Efron is waiting for his Bigger Break.

The 21-year-old star of three blockbuster Disney films has yet to make the mainstream leap. As he tells Gus Van Sant in this Interview interview, he doubts most big shot directors have even heard of him-- although "their daughters might."

VAN SANT: Is your schedule today really tight?

EFRON: Not today. I'm not really doing anything. I'm looking at some furniture, because I just got a new place, so I'm figuring out if I want this desk. I'm sitting at it right now. It's a vintage Herman Miller desk from, like, 1940-something. I don't know . . . I'm just deciding if I'm going to want it in my house, or if I'm just going to completely wreck it. [laughs] Herman Miller's stuff is really, really modern, but they have some pretty brilliant designs. [Ed note: Herman Miller is credited with inventing the office cubicle.] I'm sitting at this desk, and it's the most well-built thing I've ever sat at . . . It's a beautiful piece. It's got this amazing wood grain that I've never seen in any piece of furniture. It's also a little pricey . . .

This could end up being an enlightening interview-- after all, how many celebrities expound on the merits of Herman Miller's work?

[On new movie 17 Again] At the time, it was the most unique opportunity that presented itself. There were several roles that I could have done where I would have played essentially another high school student, or they were romances or stories in a high school setting, and there were lots of things that people wanted to turn into musicals. But the whole idea of playing a 37-year-old guy as a 17-year-old was just the most exciting prospect for me. I was really intrigued by the idea. I've always been kind of an old man, so to speak.

Unfortunately, Efron still can't get no respect. All anyone wants to talk about is this photo: