Justin Timberlake
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Biography
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and dancer. Dubbed the "Prince of Pop", he is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
"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."
"How famous am I? No more famous than you.' Well, no, you are considerably more famous than I am. 'Says who? Fuck it. Kelly Osbourne's more famous than me."
"The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want."
"The best part about being with a group is that you don't have to do everything alone. You're with your friends."
"The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want."
"The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy."
"I needed freedom to really express myself. That's really what Justified is about."
"I have 20,000 girlfriends, all around the world."
"I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff."
"If I did any movies I'd have to take a break from singing, because I'd want it to be really good."
"Every relationship I've been in, I've overwhelmed the girl. They just can't handle all the love."
"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."
"Teen pop will never die as long as there are teens and popular music. It just takes a different head."
"I'm very thankful to be doing what I'm doing. I feel very blessed."
"Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth."
"Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it."
"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."
"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."
"'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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."