Quotes from Justin Timberlake

That's something I learned from both my stepdad and my grandfather - that there is a thing called chivalry, and it doesn't have to die with the birth of the Internet. The way I see it, if you're asking a girl out on a date, it's only right to do it in a way that she can hear your voice.

I was an only child and was obviously really bored, so I would entertain my parents by imitating cartoon voices like Scooby Doo, Boo Boo and others.

I think I had a knack for music, but I think what I was more sort of talented at more than anything, because I don't think I'm a great singer, I think that I grew up imitating different voices that I heard.

You spend so much time developing a character when you do a film; so much of your work is done before you get set to shoot because you've been working on the character: the way he walks, the way he talks, what might upset him, what might make him happy.

My career decisions have nothing to do with my personal life.

When I was a kid, I played basketball religiously. I begged my mom to get me voice lessons because I wanted to learn to sing the right way, but at the same time, I was playing Junior Olympic basketball, and I was playing point guard for my school. But I was wanting to get into entertainment, into music and film and television.

My biggest challenge was to make sure that the songs I did were who I am.

I remember my mom saying, 'I will take you to every audition, I will support you, but the minute you stop caring about it, I will stop.'

Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.

I would never do anything just for spite.

I can't drink you away. I've tried...

The feeling of being different is really what makes us the same. We have our own struggles, yet we want the same things. We want human connection, a place to feel at home, and pizza.

The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.

That's why I love entertainment, in all forms: it's connection disguised as escapism.

True love, to me, is when she's the first thought that goes through your head when you wake up and the last thought that goes through your head before you go to sleep.

I don't think you can worry about what is going to happen with something after that. I think the only thing that you can do is be honest and let the chips fall where they may.

Jay-Z told me once that one of his buddies from the Marcy Projects, in Brooklyn, said to him, Man, you've changed. And he replied, You're goddamn right. You act like I've been busting my ass to stay the same.

My step-dad is probably the greatest man I've ever known. The best advice I've ever been given was when he told me to enjoy my life because one day I'm not going to be as agile as I am now.

Teen pop will never die as long as there are teens and popular music. It just takes a different head.

I'm a mutt as far as music is concerned, because I listen to everything.

True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard.

Britney and I wore matching denim outfits [to the 2001 American Music Awards]. Yeah, another bad choice. I'd probably pay good money to get some of those pictures off the internet.

I have really great, great parents, and they were very supportive of me.

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