In the October issue of Interview, director Gus van Sant interviews hot mysterious young actor James Franco. Um!

GVS: So I have some questions for you on this piece of paper.
JF: What's my favorite color?
GVS: No. Actually, what I have written down is "Zac-slash-romance."
JF: What?

I'm sorry, yes, what?

It goes on!

GVS: And it says "stoner-slash-wind in hair."
JF: Oh, it's wind in your eyes.
GVS: It's wind in your eyes? That's how you made yourself look stoned in Pineapple Express?
JF: [laughs]

And then!

GVS: So we haven't talked about Zac yet.
JF: What is Zac?
GVS: Zac Efron.
JF: Oh. Well, yeah, we can talk about Zac.

They sure can.

GVS: Where did you see him?

JF: I met him for the first time backstage at the MTV Movie Awards. Lucas Grabeel, who is in Milk, is also in High School Musical with Zac Efron, and so we had been talking about High School Musical a lot. I hadn't seen it, but my girlfriend was a big fan of the movie--I don't know why. She was like, "You've got to watch it." And I was like, "All right, I'll watch it because Lucas is in it." So I watched it, and I guess I could kind of see the appeal. Some of the songs are kind of catchy. There's one where Zac is playing basketball, but it's also like a musical number... I don't know [laughs] I remember we were all sitting around on the set of Milk and I said, "I saw High School Musical." I said it like I had never sounded so interested in anything before. Then I think you said that you had tried to get Zac for a small role in Milk.

GVS: Yeah. The pizza guy. He never had time.

JF: Right. So then when I saw him at the MTV Movie Awards, I was like, "Hey man Good to meet you, Zac. I really like the movie, and I just workd with Gus, and he tried to get you in the movie." And Zac was like, "Yeah, yeah. It just didn't work out." And I was like, "Well you should really do a movie with Gus. I think it would be a good contrast to your other stuff." He's like, "Yeah, maybe." And then I was walking away to go back to my seat, and he tapped me on the shoulder and said, "We should do it together, man." And he, like, gave me a high five. He was really the nicest guy.

GVS: Yeah. He is really nice. We should all do a Judd Apatow movie. You and Zac and me.

JF: Yeah. You should do a movie that Judd produces, and we'll do it with Zac. What do you think?

GVS: Keep your eyes open for it.

JF: What kind of movie do you think it could be?

GVS: I'll have to think about that one.

JF: IF you have an idea and it's like me and Zac playing basketball or delivering pizzas or whatever, I'm in.

We're in too, baby.