"I like
meeting all my fans and signing autographs, although it can
all get a bit crazy. Yesterday, for example, a boy just came
over and planted a big kiss on my face! I was like, 'Hello?'"
"I still
have a lot to learn - about the business, about music, and
about myself. Its exciting."
"When
you're comfortable with someone you love, the silence is the
best. And, that's how me and J. are. When we're in a room
together, we don't have to say anything. It's for real."
- about her relationship with boyfriend Justin Timberlake
"Marry Prince William?
I'd love that. Who wouldn't want to be a princess?"
"Onstage I'm the happiest
person in the world."
"She's the original
bubble-gum diva." - about Deborah Gibson (I) at the
2001 American Music Awards
"I remember I read
this harsh review about my show, and one of my friends told
me that this was the exact same stuff people said about Madonna.
And it's like, she didn't care. Madonna just came out and
was herself. I respect that a lot."
"Just because I look
sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn't mean I'm naughty."
"Christina and I are
friends no matter what the media makes up." - in
reference to fellow pop-princess and former Mouseketeer Christina
Aguilera
"England is one of
my favorite places. The fans are just so crazy."
"I would really, really,
really like to be a legend like Madonna. Madonna knows what
to do next, and when she's performing, the audience is just
in awe of her."
"I
want to be an artist that everyone can relate to, that's young,
happy and fun,"
"I
need to sing and I love to travel." is her explanation
as to why she has been on the stage since a little kid - including
her own slot on Disney's Mickey Mouse show.
Brother Bryan, 21 and sister
Jamie Lynn, 8 as of March 1999 "My brother is such a country
boy. He likes football and stuff like that. My little sister,
she's such a spitfire, there's no telling what she'll do.
When I was younger I was shy and soft spoken, but not her.
She can sing really well, but she's like a homebody. There's
no telling."