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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Talent doesn't always equal success.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

I mostly work out so I can eat religiously. I'm such a foodie. The only way I can make myself feel better about what I eat is to work out.

Sometimes I don't even know what to name a song when I get done with it, and I'll let somebody else tell me what I should call it because it's whatever stuck in their head.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

I like to play golf. I like to shoot hoops.

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

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

I would never do anything just for spite.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.'

Music is for dreamers, I think.

'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.