Zac Efron: 'I would do a musical again'

Zac Efron has reflected on his career, from doing musicals to acting in more serious roles.

The former High School Musical actor is currently starring in the latest Nicholas Sparks film adaptation The Lucky One with Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner and Jay R Ferguson.

In The Lucky One, Efron plays a Marine named Logan, who travels to North Carolina to search for the woman in a photograph he believes kept him alive during his time in Iraq.

When Collider asked Efron about playing more intense parts, he shared: "It's been incredibly fun and educational.  I set out very early on.  

"I look back when I said that I was going to do this ages ago, when I was young, I didn't know what I was getting into.  I think that it's proven to be everything I dreamed it would be.

"It's been great but it's very different.  If you'd have asked me when I was auditioning for High School Musical if I ever thought I was going to play a Marine..."

"I don't think music is done by any means," the 24-year-old actor added.  "I would love to do it again but it's finding the right thing."

Last month, Efron admitted that he doesn't think of himself as a heartthrob.

"I can't explain to you what it feels like to be a heartthrob," he explained. "I don't think I am a heartthrob. I hate it. [The term] follows you around, but you don't deserve it."

The Lucky One arrives in theatres on April 20 in the US and May 2 in the UK.

Watch the trailer for The Lucky One below: