"JC: Can you believe this gorgeous guy doesn't think he's much to look at?"
-JC Chasez

I hear from fans a lot that they think I'm really cute, but if you really take a good look, I am not so hot-looking. I have zits and bad-hair days and I look really tired a lot of the time... but there's a good reason for that. We're always on tour or in the studio. I don't really pay a lot of time to making myself look a certain way, except to shave, shower, and put on clean clothes.

I've been offered modeling jobs but that's just not creative enough for me. When I have done modeling at charity shows, it was fun because I got to meet celebs and wear some really cool stuff, but if you have to do it all the time, it's gotta get old pretty fast.

I love clothes, but I'd rather be working out or doing spiritual improvement that shop for clothes. We have people who pick stuff out from different designers for us, plus we have our custom clothes, so I don't really have to think about my wardrobe. I hear they are doing some outrageous stuff for us to wear on the cover of the new CD.

In today's society a lot of emphasis is put on looks and I think people need to be more accepting of those who look different than them. We judge a book by its cover too much, and so often we are wrong. I am hopeful that someday people will be nice to each other no matter what shape they're in, or the color of their skin, or how tall they are. That might take a few years, but a person is really about what's on the inside, plus we have too many storeotypes.

Do I appreciate the compliments that are paid to me? I do, and they make me feel good about myself, but I will always try to keep myself attractive on the inside by reading a lot or spiritual books, meditating, and being nice to the folks i encounter. I think everyone should take time out of their busy days to try to clear their minds and just relax, even though it's just for 10 minutes. When people are happy, they get along better....

To quote that old song by Ray Stevens, I honestly believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way and everyone need to work on him or herself. You feel happiest when your mind, body, and spirit all work together. People sometimes laugh at all those Hollywood stars who are into religions we may not have heard of, but if it helps them pull themselves together, more power to them.