“Being known for musicals is a great thing.”

I think it’s fine for girls to ask boys out. I actually prefer it.

Most people thought I was a dork. But if you have a sense of humor about it, no one can bring you down.

I’m a guy, but I’m not afraid to cry. Not all of the time. But when I’m watching a movie, I’ll sometimes shed a tear, especially ‘Moulin Rouge’.

I notice fashion on other people, I always enjoy it when people try and look their best,

I can’t handle the paparazzi. They’re everywhere. One of them was in a dumpster trying to take my photo the other day. It was crazy!

I’ve been doing musical theater since I was a kid. And look for a CD from me in the future. I want to write all the songs!

I’m the last one to get any moves correct. In rehearsals it’s always, ‘OK, one more take for Zac.’

A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill.

It’s a short letter – all she said was, ‘Hey, since it’s harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza.’ I was like, ‘Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!’

I wouldn’t just have other people write songs and me go out and sing it.

I’ve always cared about fashion and what I look like.

I can tell that fame is probably the most unadorable thing about acting.

I’ll never try to put on a fake image. I’m just Zac.

Honesty is most important, and it’s difficult when you’re young and single and sort of figuring out your own life.

My advice to teens is to try and do something that scares you every day because it’s the only way you can test how far you can really go.

I can’t explain to you what it’s like to be a heartthrob. I don’t think I am a heartthrob.

The tension between standing apart, and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.

Being human, she suffered from this lack and did what she could to make up for it. If she passed the evening bent over a table in the library and later declared that she had spent that time playing cards, it was as though she had managed to do both those things.

So we’re talking about the Bible itself being a translation of a translation of a translation. And, in reality, it has affected people’s lives in history.

In a certain sense a writer is ‘selected’ by his subject – his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

Larry Bird is overrated in a lot of areas. … Why does he get so much publicity? Because he’s white. You never hear about a black player being the greatest.

Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.

I’ve got a long way to go to being the ultimate best, but I think my time is now. And I’m starting to enter my prime.

They didn’t have a problem with me being wild and crazy when it came time to fill the arenas.