Justin Timberlake Quotes & Sayings

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. — Justin Timberlake

The most boring thing in the world? Silence. — Justin Timberlake

The many sounds of Memphis shaped my early musical career and continue to be an inspiration to this day. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

If you can answer the question of why you're doing it, it's the right thing to do. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — 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. — Justin Timberlake

I'll get you naked by the end of this song. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

Music is for dreamers, I think. — Justin Timberlake

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

The right scent can make you feel a little more stylish, but it should never eclipse who you are. It should complement who you are. — Justin Timberlake

Every relationship I've been in, I've overwhelmed the girl. They just can't handle all the love. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

Most guys in high school wore clothes seen only by their classmates. I wore clothes seen by the world. — Justin Timberlake

I'm a mutt as far as music is concerned because I listen to everything. — Justin Timberlake

I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am a product of my inspirations. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I believe mustard to be one of the most amazing condiments. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I'm very thankful to be doing what I'm doing. I feel very blessed. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I believe in things I can count on, like beer and ESPN and my grandmother's pecan pie. — Justin Timberlake

I get way more nervous playing golf in front of 500 people than being on stage in front of 20,000 people. — Justin Timberlake

It's nice to marry your best friend. It suits me. — Justin Timberlake

The only thing I wasn't prepared for was being everywhere all at the same time. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I have 20,000 girlfriends, all around the world. — Justin Timberlake

I believe people can move things with their minds. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

When I'm in the studio, there are no boundaries. — Justin Timberlake

I had a Jackson 5 wig that I would wear around, and I would do, like, the dances from the Jackson 5, and, you know, my mother thought that was hysterical. So of course, that seed got planted very early, the physicality of comedy. — Justin Timberlake

The Grammys used me for ratings. And they were up 18 percent! — Justin Timberlake

If entertainment years were dog years, man, I'd be like Gandhi. I'd be, like, 250 years old. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

If there were something that I was going to endorse, it would probably be something like sneakers. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I'm not in this for the money because if I was, I would have jumped out after our first album. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

You have a lot of time on these tours. As Alice Cooper said, you can either drink all day or golf. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

If I did any movies I'd have to take a break from singing, because I'd want it to be really good. — Justin Timberlake

We want to evolve; like the Stones. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I will always come with something that's aesthetically pleasing. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

The Internet is a really strange place to be. — Justin Timberlake

The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

Sexy, to me, is the way you carry what you have. I have a big nose, but I rock it. — Justin Timberlake

You can say things a million times, but if you can't sing it, then it really isn't much of a song. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff. — Justin Timberlake

I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say. — Justin Timberlake

My favorite moments in the show are when I stand by myself and sing. — Justin Timberlake

I'm completely removed from any hype that comes my way. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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

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. — Justin Timberlake

I think I have to laugh about the fact that I grew up in public. All these weird stages in my teenage years are documented. Why did no one tell me how terrible some of those outfits were? — Justin Timberlake

Talent doesn't always equal success. — Justin Timberlake

I used to keep my Air Jordans icy white. I had one toothbrush for my teeth - and a couple of toothbrushes for my shoes. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I don't think men figure out what they're really about until they're 25. That's when they start to feel like themselves. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

Hosting 'SNL' was something I'd always wanted to do. The show allowed me to play to my strengths - mixing music with comedy seemed like a way into that world. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I pick my nose and I'm not ashamed to admit it. If there's a bogey then just pick it, man. — Justin Timberlake

As time goes by people will see who I am for who I am. — Justin Timberlake

Honestly, when you're making a movie, you never say, 'Oh, this one's going to suck and go straight to video.' When you're in it, you think you're doing the best work you can do. You're surrounded by people who are working hard. Everybody's hopeful. — Justin Timberlake

I kiss people with my soul. I don't kiss them with my mouth. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

The hardest part about making movies is staying the exact same weight every day and looking the same. — Justin Timberlake

Yesterday is history
Tomorrow's a mystery — Justin Timberlake

Sometimes I wake up and stretch and do 20 minutes on the treadmill, or anything to just break a sweat. And then I have the weekends where I can get out and play nine holes and maybe go to the gym. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake

I needed freedom to really express myself. That's really what Justified is about. — Justin Timberlake

The Holy Land ... What an experience. I will never forget this day. — Justin Timberlake

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. — Justin Timberlake