Top quotes by Justin Timberlake

Sometimes a producer and an artist get together and they make magic like Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. As far as my own music career - you could liken my chemistry with Timbaland to Marty Scorsese and Robert De Niro. Votes: 32

What makes most people comfortable is some sort of sense of nostalgia. I grew up in a small town, and I could count my friends on one hand, and I still live that way. I think I'll die in a small town. When I can't move my bones around a stage any more, you'll find me living in a place that's spread out and rural and spacious. Votes: 17

My mother is a ball of fire in the world, and I love that about her. But what I have learned from my stepdad is something as important, which is patience and compassion. Because when you are living with someone else, those two qualities go a long way. Votes: 15

Every relationship I've been in, I've overwhelmed the girl. They just can't handle all the love. Votes: 14

The best part about being with a group is that you don't have to do everything alone. You're with your friends. Votes: 13

I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am a product of my inspirations. Votes: 13

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy. Votes: 11

My career decisions have nothing to do with my personal life. Votes: 11

As time goes by people will see who I am for who I am. Votes: 10

Senorita was fun to sing, but I don't really have a favorite. When you write a bunch of songs, they're like your babies. You don't pick favorites. Votes: 9

I was raised in a very humble environment, and I was always taught to be humble to the things that are happening in my life because they're blessings. They're blessings in every way. Whether you're able to help someone get through a tough time in their life through your music or through comedy, or whatever it is, you're just a channel. Votes: 9

In films, I didn't crave the type of attention I had sort of stumbled into in my music career. And I do not audition well. I'm really not good at it. Early on, I did movies like 'Alpha Dog' and 'Black Snake Moan' because the directors didn't ask me to audition. Votes: 9

I think when I was about 12 or 13, my dad started taking me out to the local golf course, and that's the first time I ever hit a golf ball. I picked it up pretty quickly, just kind of monkey-see, monkey-do. But when I was 12, golf was so slow to me. For me, it was basketball, girls and music. Votes: 9

Just writing and being in the studio was like therapy for me. Votes: 9

I needed freedom to really express myself. That's really what Justified is about. Votes: 9

I'm such a Type A personality - when it comes to a road trip, I plan my food so far in advance. I roll hard with a cooler. I don't mess around. I want to avoid ending up eating fast food. I try to stay away from that. Votes: 8

My earliest memories as a kid was I would always try to make my mom and my stepdad laugh at dinner. Or make my friends laugh in class. And, I don't know, it's something I just really enjoy doing. Votes: 8

I have really great, great parents, and they were very supportive of me. Votes: 8

Friends With Benefits': it feels like a two-hander to me, but it is a big movie, and this is the first straightforward male I've been able to play. I would describe my character in 'The Social Network' as a kind of sociopath. I would describe my character in 'Bad Teacher' as... just a weirdo. But this is a male's male. Votes: 7

We've been in that situation where you're just so happy to be doing what you love to do that you get taken advantage of. Votes: 7

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. Votes: 7

I used to keep my Air Jordans icy white. I had one toothbrush for my teeth - and a couple of toothbrushes for my shoes. Votes: 6

Technology's related to everything. Technology is making the world more accessible, so yeah, as generations go by, they'll become more and more married to each other, for sure. I think they go hand in hand - fashion inspires design, and technology inspires design as well. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 5

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. Votes: 4

Most guys in high school wore clothes seen only by their classmates. I wore clothes seen by the world. Votes: 4

I think it's important to remember that you go into something like marriage knowing that you don't know very much about it at all. But I do look at the marriage of my mother and stepdad, and what makes it work for them is that it's a team effort. Votes: 4

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.' Votes: 4

I can honestly say I am a Christian, but my spirituality has been developed on the road and is based on my experiences with God. Votes: 3

When I'm not on stage, I'm kind of shy. If you see me and I don't say much, don't think I'm not taking in what you have to say. I'm just not a big talker. Votes: 3

I get way more nervous playing golf in front of 500 people than being on stage in front of 20,000 people. Votes: 0

I have 20,000 girlfriends, all around the world. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

This isn't about the money. This is just for me. I love music. Votes: 0

The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them. Votes: 0

If you asked me what pop is right now. I'd say hip hop. Votes: 0

Honestly, the only thing I loved when I was a kid was basketball. I was an athlete when I was a kid, and that was it. Votes: 0

Celebrity' is sort of an idea. I mean, I get to do something extraordinary, but I don't think it makes me extraordinary. That's my opinion. I like to be an artist; I like to do things that are involved in the arts, but I don't think it makes me more special than a doctor, for example. A doctor is an extraordinary person. Votes: 0

I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say. Votes: 0

The hardest part about making movies is staying the exact same weight every day and looking the same. Votes: 0

I think the only way to achieve something that's classic is to be in the moment. You don't sit around and think, 'Oh, I hope this is remembered forever!' You just have to be honest, and I think that requires being in the moment. Votes: 0

Every time you do a project, you learn something new. Votes: 0

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy." Votes: 0

As far as the press is concerned, they're going to say what they want to say. Probably about 10-15 percent of the time It's accurate. Votes: 0

We gotta figure out a way to pay our teachers more. They're like surrogate parents away from home. They have such a huge responsibility and they're underappreciated and underpaid. Votes: 0

All you can do as an artist is do what you think is an extension of you. You put down on paper ... who you are. Thats what being an artist is all about. And when it gets done, you dont look back at it and say, Oh, I could have done that better Votes: 0

Sexy, to me, is the way you carry what you have. I have a big nose, but I rock it. Votes: 0

The most boring thing in the world? Silence. Votes: 0

I believe mustard to be one of the most amazing condiments. Votes: 0

Obviously, with creating music you are solely responsible for the creation of it. Votes: 0

In creating music you are the writer, the director, the producer, you create it from scratch. Obviously in playing a role in a film, you take guidance and put your trust into the director. You come into it and you really trust people. Votes: 0

I believe in things I can count on, like beer and ESPN and my grandmother's pecan pie. Votes: 0

Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it. Votes: 0

The gray area, the place between black and white - that's the place where life happens. Votes: 0

The Holy Land... What an experience. I will never forget this day. Votes: 0

England is the first country that I've had a no. 1 album in, so it is now officially my home away from home. Votes: 0

I feel very fortunate to be compared to somebody so incredible. Michael Jackson's an icon. Votes: 0

As an actor, it's your job to find the way to play a character. I think you can latch on to some things that might have happened. Votes: 0

The many sounds of Memphis shaped my early musical career and continue to be an inspiration to this day. Votes: 0

Kate Moss. She looks good in anything. She would look good in one of your t-shirts, in her t-shirt, in a man's suit, in a huge gown. She looks amazing naked. She even makes nude look stylish. That, to me, is a style icon. She could put a barrel on and it would be some sort of statement. Votes: 0

I'm a mutt as far as music is concerned, because I listen to everything. Votes: 0

Yesterday is history Tomorrow's a mystery Votes: 0

I have OCD mixed with ADD, you try living with that. Its complicated, Votes: 0

I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least. Votes: 0

Teen pop will never die as long as there are teens and popular music. It just takes a different head. Votes: 0

The only thing pot does for me is it gets me to stop thinking. Sometimes I have a brain that needs to be turned off. Some people are just better high. Votes: 0

We should all believe in something, and I believe it's time for another shot of tequila. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I can give you my personal opinion: love the music, hate the business. It's a screwball business, and there are a lot of players who will straight-up lie to you. Votes: 0

My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it. Votes: 0

I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit. Votes: 0

The teachers that we actually learn more from are the ones that taught us life lessons more than trigonometry. And they have such a huge responsibility and they're under-appreciated and underpaid. So that's my opinion of teachers. Votes: 0

True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard. Votes: 0

The way I grew up, I was always taught that it's uncouth to talk about money, and that's not what should inspire you. Votes: 0

I'm very thankful to be doing what I'm doing. I feel very blessed. Votes: 0

The only thing that I travel with is an Ole Henriksen facial cleanser, something that my skin is used to avoid using different soaps at different hotels all the time, and Givenchy Man Pro-Energizing Massive Moisturizer. I usually keep my hair pretty short, too, so I don't require a lot of stuff. Votes: 0

The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want. Votes: 0

I will always come with something that's aesthetically pleasing. Votes: 0

You have a lot of time on these tours. As Alice Cooper said, you can either drink all day or golf. Votes: 0

The thing is that my idols have always been the types of guys who could do anything: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Sinatra, Dean Martin; and when you look up to people like that, you don't accept that you need to be compartmentalised. Votes: 0

My biggest challenge was to make sure that the songs I did were who I am. Votes: 0

I pick my nose and I'm not ashamed to admit it. If there's a bogey then just pick it, man. Votes: 0

I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff. Votes: 0

I'm completely removed from any hype that comes my way. Votes: 0

When I was a kid, I would impersonate anything that I would hear. It's - actually, I attribute that more to why I actually was able to become a musician and a singer. Votes: 0

I guess, for me, I've always thought that there was humor everywhere. And as a kid, I just, you know, I grew up an only child, and I - sort of nothing made me happier than to make my parents laugh. I remember I had costumes and things laying around the house that I was, you know, anything that I could do to make my parents laugh. Votes: 0

I don't see myself as someone who's ever going to be defined by one moment. It's on to the next. Votes: 0

If there were something that I was going to endorse, it would probably be something like sneakers. Votes: 0

I think my style is kind of a cross between a skater hippie and an R&B star. If there were something I was going to endorse, it would probably be something like sneakers. Something that would be me. Votes: 0

If entertainment years were dog years, man, I'd be like Gandhi. I'd be, like, 250 years old. Votes: 0

With the exception of octopus, I don't think I've met any food that I didn't like. And by the way, sometimes I do like octopus. I'm just not crazy about it by itself. I love sea urchin. I love uni. If I'm going to die of anything, it's going to be gluttony. Votes: 0

Golf is me and buddies out having a good time, but most of all, golf is about me and my dad. Anytime I think of golf, I think about my dad. He taught me how to hit a golf ball, and he got me playing. Votes: 0

I like to play golf. I like to shoot hoops. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I train in the mornings, and I'll eat two breakfasts. I'll have waffles with flax seed and almond butter and one egg scrambled. Then I'll work out and have a second breakfast - another egg or a protein shake. Within a half-hour to 40 minutes after a workout, that's when you want to load up on protein. Votes: 0

When I'm in the studio, there are no boundaries. Votes: 0

The only thing I wasn't prepared for was being everywhere all at the same time. Votes: 0

I believe people can move things with their minds. Votes: 0

If you put out 150 percent, then you can always expect 100 percent back. That's what I was always told as a kid, and It's worked for me so far! Votes: 0

We have a couple of rules in our relationship. The first rule is that I make her feel like she's getting everything. The second rule is that I actually do let her have her way in everything. And, so far, it's working. Votes: 0

You're not meant to do what's easy, you're meant to challenge yourself. Votes: 0

Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't. Votes: 0

The values my mother taught me were like, if you're going to do something, don't half-ass it. I remember her literally saying that to me. Like the first time I ever heard the term half-ass was coming from my mother's lips. I was probably 8 or 9. If you're going to do something, go ahead and throw 115 percent at it, and if you get 100 percent back, well, there you go - you're perfect. Votes: 0

If you can answer the question of why you're doing it, it's the right thing to do. Votes: 0

Listen, I'm not cool. Being cool is about keeping your blood pressure steady. So no. Don't be cool. Be passionate. Be dedicated. Be tenacious. Be uncompromising. Be pissed. Be happy. Be sad. Votes: 0

If I'm not learning from something that I'm doing, then that means I've done it before. Do something different, even if it's within the same medium. Votes: 0

I kiss people with my soul. I don't kiss them with my mouth. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

There was a point in my teenage years, when we were starting to play bigger shows and females were running after tour buses and all that, and my mom - and I remember this like it was yesterday - said: "Look, I want you to know that I couldn't be prouder of you. You are extraordinary. You move people. But it doesn't make you better than them. You still put your pants on the same way as them, one leg at a time every morning." I thought about learning to jump right into them, just to mess with her. But what she said stuck with me, and I think it's true. Votes: 0

I'm a very melody-driven writer and I have a rule that I don't write anything down because if I can't remember the melody than it wasn't worth remembering. So it's my way to test myself in the studio. When I was a kid I could sing pretty well so melody always made a lot of sense to me. Votes: 0

Resolutions are just like rules. They're just made to be broken. Votes: 0

We want to evolve; like the Stones. Votes: 0

I enjoy creating. And if you can do it in a cool way, do it. You can't worry about disappointing people or what their expectations might be. Votes: 0

My hair is so unmanageable. Votes: 0

I think people sometimes don't pay enough attention to what they do. I've done well, but the reason is pretty simple: I've worked my ass off. The toughest thing a performer can do is make it look as if it comes easy. Votes: 0

Nobody dressed like my dad. When he worked at the bank, he looked like Richard Gere in Gigolo. And he would do it all the night before, laying out the suit he'd wear the next day. Even on weekends, if he had to go into the office, he'd wear a trouser pant with a V-neck sweater and tie. And I was like, I want to dress like that! He was just so cool. Votes: 0

There's nothing wrong with shooting for the stars. Votes: 0

Even as a kid I would find the one person whose attention I didn't have and I would zone in on that person. It became a challenge. Votes: 0

It's not a bad Thing to fall in Love... Votes: 0

If you're a young person, like I used to be and you're at home and you're being called weird or different, I'm here to tell you your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't. Votes: 0

My favorite thing in the world was to make people sing - until I made people laugh. Then that became my favorite thing in the world. Votes: 0

You can say things a million times, but if you can't sing it, then it really isn't much of a song. Votes: 0

I used to think I actually was Batman. Votes: 0

I would never do anything just for spite. Votes: 0

Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth. Votes: 0

I'm sure there's some self-help cheese-ball book about the gray area, but I've been having this conversation with my friends who are all about the same age and I'm saying, "˜Y'know, life doesn't happen in black and white.' The gray area is where you become an adult the medium temperature, the gray area, the place between black and white. That's the place where life happens. Votes: 0

I like woman who doesn't necessarily care if other people like her. She is she who she is and figures people can take it or leave it. What I do like is a woman who has the guts to tell exactly as she feels. It's not appealing when a woman dresses to please a man. It's way more attractive if she has her own distinct style and wears what she feels best in. Votes: 0

I think it's the first idea I ever got about doing something on my own, because it was the first time I'd ever really felt the confidence to do it. Votes: 0

I think the first half of my 20s I felt I had to achieve, achieve, achieve. A lot of men do this. I'm looking around now and I'm like, Where am I running? Votes: 0

I grew up in Tennessee, and if you didn't play football, you were a sissy. I got slurs all the time because I was in music and art...I was an outcast in a lot of ways...but everything that you get picked on for or you feel makes you weird is essentially what's going to make you sexy as an adult. Votes: 0

I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, sometimes unconsciously. And people stare at me, and I'm wondering why they're staring, and then I'm realizing that I'm belting out a tune. Votes: 0

'Cause if your love was all I had in this life, well that would be enough until the end of time. So rest your weary heart and relax your mind, 'Cause I'm gonna love you, girl, until the end of time. Votes: 0

It's nice to marry your best friend. It suits me. Votes: 0

You mean, like a book? Votes: 0

You cannot make a difference unless you're different. Votes: 0

"Celebrity" is sort of an idea. I mean, I get to do something extraordinary, but I don't think it makes me extraordinary. That's my opinion. I like to be an artist, I like to do things that are involved in the arts, but I don't think it makes me more special than a doctor, for example. A doctor is an extraordinary person. Doctors should be celebrities. We just entertain people. They save lives. Votes: 0

The Grammys used me for ratings. And they were up 18 percent! Votes: 0

Practice ur craft and make it the best it can possibly be-Justin Timberlake Votes: 0

If entertainment years were dog years, man, Id be like Gandhi. Id be like 250 years old. Votes: 0

...We're people and we're different, all of us. And we should be using our differences to bring ourselves closer together. You know? Not be afraid of something that we don't know. ... It's unfortunate that things take a while to progress like this, but it was a great, great victory for equality. I'm proud New York has the balls to stand up for what's right. Votes: 0

If I did any movies I'd have to take a break from singing, because I'd want it to be really good. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I admire this town a lot. They take care of their own. There's not a lot of places in the world, much less America, that do that. It's just a great place. Votes: 0

I'll get you naked by the end of this song. Votes: 0

I know what it takes to put on a good show for the fans. Votes: 0

A gentleman can never have too many bow ties. Votes: 0

I didn't put out this album because I wanted everybody to know I was grown up. I'm 21 and that's not grown up. Votes: 0

I sort of dreamed about directing before my career as an actor took off. I've directed stage before in so many capacities on tours. I put that together. You have to. Otherwise, it's your statement. It's your voice, and that has to come through. Votes: 0

Performing onstage is all about reacting in a grand way. You're playing an arena of seventeen or eighteen thousand people and it's your job to make sure the person at the back feels as cool as the person all the way in the front. Being on stage is a bit of a façade. You get to walk out there and be the coolest version of yourself that you could possibly have imagined and then you come off stage and you're just like everyone else. Votes: 0

I'm not a comedian so I'll probably get crucified for saying this, but I think with a lot of comedy the impetus behind it is: I've been rejected so many times and I'm bitter and now I'm going to talk about it. Votes: 0

I grew up in Tennessee where you either play football or you don't do anything at all. So I was a bit of loner, being interested in music. Votes: 0

To me acting is a hobby and I'm inspired by it. And if I'm going to spend time doing something that I'm not really inspired to do, then why am I doing it? I don't know if that sounds sort of new agey or whatever, but it's true. I've been lucky enough to have a musical career that has gone pretty good and acting is something I have always wanted to do. Votes: 0

I was very shy as a kid but when I found out I could perform and have people's attention everything changed for me. My mom likes to joke that until I was eight or nine I only knew what my sneakers looked like because I constantly walked around with my head down. But all of a sudden the stage made sense and that's what brought me out of my shell and a monster was created. Votes: 0

My idol when I was growing up was Michael Jordan the basketball player because of his work ethic rather than his talent and because of what he went through to be as good as he was. Votes: 0

I think with each generation comes more opportunity. At least that's the way that I see it. I grew up in a generation that watched the birth of the internet. We all have. But I feel like I look around at the generation younger than me and it's a very opportunistic mantra. Votes: 0

The Internet is a really strange place to be. Votes: 0