-On having a good sense of
humor:
"I think you've got to take life day by
day, and the more humor you find in
everyday things, then the happier you'll
be. My grandmother on my dad's side is
nearly eighty, but she looks like she's
fifty and acts likes she's thirty!"
-On best pal Nick:
"One thing is for sure. If Nick wasn't
in the group, it just wouldn't be the
same for me."
-On fans:
"Since we started, we've been really
lucky with some of the people who
support us---we've got some brilliant
fans. There are loads who've stuck with
us since the beginning, and most of them
we know real well. We literally sit on
the plane going, 'Oh, do you think Helen
or Louise or whoever will be at the
airport?'"
-On having his heart
broken:
"I was two-timed by a girl in high
school. I liked her and she liked
someone else. I was disappointed,
because she didn't turn out to be the
girl I thought she was."
-On their early European
success:
"Over there they had a bunch of what's
called 'boy groups,' so we had a
ready-made market. But since we were
Americans, we were a fresh new sound for
Europe."
-On Europe's competition:
"We were more than just a bunch of
pretty guys. We could sing."
-On fans:
"I want everyone to realize that the
fans always have been, and always will
be, the most important thing. After
all, we'd be nothing without them."
-On laughing:
"I've laughed so much that my stomach
hurt.... When you are around a lot of
people who are laughing and everyone
laughs and the whole world joins in and
no one can stop... it hurts!"
-On being happy:
"I guess I'm just a happy kind of guy.
I don't see nay point in being
miserable. Probably the only time
you'll see me low is when I'm sick."
-On habits:
"I bite my fingernails---I've tried to
stop but I can't. It bothers me because
when I'm signing autographs, the girls
are like, 'You bite your nails!'"
-On returning to the
states:
"We finally have time to focus on our
homeland. We got our start everywhere
else, all over the world, except home,
so it's time to just come back, relax a
little bit, and focus on the US
fans."
-On immaturity:
"You can be young once, but you can be
immature forever."
-On embarrassing Nick:
"Once, we threw him out of the dressing
room in his under-drawers in front of a
whole bunch of girls. He got real mad,
but it was really funny!"
-On Nick's fan status:
"...I think he probably has a more
difficult time dealing with it than the
rest of us, because he's the one who
gets tugged on the most. If me and him
are getting out of the bus at the same
time, they'd probably go for him.
That's why we all try to get off the bus
with him - we push him out first so we
can all walk right on past!"
-On Nick:
"Yeah, I'm proud of him, he's my little
Frack!"
-On Playing in New York for the
first time
"Before the show I was thinking, 'I'm
not going to be nervous, it's just
another show. I know it like the back
of my hand.' And then, right before the
curtain dropped, I was thinking, 'This
is New York City! This is America. Not
only is this America, this is New York
City! I mean, how rough and tough can
you get? How American can you
get?'"
-On a Fan's Visit
"A little girl (from Europe) drove from
Ohio [where she was visiting American
relatives] to come visit my family in
Lexington. They contacted my parents
and they agreed to meet them for
breakfast that day. Because she had
went to all that trouble to bring a fan
letter personally to my mother so I
could get it, my mother would be like,
'Brian Thomas! You write that girl
back!'"
-On television appearances
"It's great to be back home, call your
mum up and say, 'Watch the show tonight,
I'll be on.'"
-On an instance of forgetting
lyrics
"I don't actually remember what he said.
But I happened to look back at him [AJ]
and I started laughing. I was supposed
to be singing and I was like, 'What am I
supposed to sing?' The verse started and
I was going 'Da, da, da, da, da.'"
-On his fave way of relaxing
"Usually I go to the cinema with my friends. I
never miss popcorn. I am a popcorn freak!"
-On Himself
"What you see is what you get. I'm very
personable. I'm very open. I can be very
friendly, very emotional...ummm...those are just
some of the qualities I'm a comedian. I love to
make people laugh"
-On AJ
"Aj is a gentleman who never shuts his mouth"
-ON BSB'S CRITICS
`There are always going to be skeptics. ... If they
were to come to a show, to really take the time to
listen to the songs on the album and read the liner
notes ... we are different people than we´re
sometimes looked upon.´´
-On how BSB will keep from going the way of
NKOTB, et al.:
`We´ve always focused on our music. We could never
(write and produce every song) in the beginning
because we were kids. With the experiences we´ve
had in the studio, it´s benefited us.´
-On visiting New York:
Big Apple here we come - Brian
-On The Spice Girls' age lies:
Lying about your age!
-On the comparison of Nick's age to his
height
He is really 13 and 6 feet tall
-On his health vs. his surgery
...surgery you kinda weigh your career as opposed
to your life and
what's important to you. So I think it was a
realization for each
and every one of us in the group, because of the
fact that what is
most important in having careers aside your life
and being able to
enjoy it with family and friends, but this so
called, whatever you
want to call it sitting up here on this stage, it
means nothing. It
means absolutely nothing if you don't have your
health and well-being and being happy doing what
you're doing.
-On his background/heritage
I'm a mutt.
-There was a set up was for these few girls to
sing, dance or do trivia for the guys. These poor
girls ruined their songs. You have to watch AJ's
mouth to see his response to Brian's question. I
think by this time they had all seen enough. Nick
hides behind his water so they can't see him
laughing. Brian being silly again.
Do they need a microphone? - Brian
No, no they don't - AJ
-On his favorite pasttime
I like to compete, um I like all sports, but
basketball's my favorite definitely.
-Realizing just how tired he is
Whoa I'm tired.
- Looks like a field goal to me Bob
- Showing his competitiveness
I'm ten pins from tying AJ so I have to get a
strike.
- After missing the strike
Awwww, I blew it.
- On the depth of their music
The Backstreet Boys aren't just for 9 and 10 year
old little girls running around.
- After Bri found out Howie had a worse job than
he did at LJS's
You didn't tell me about that
- When Bri has a song he wants to sing, don't
argue :)
No, we are doing this one. We don't have much time.
Shhhh.
- Is he shy?
I don't think so.
- On dreams..
I always have a reaccuring dream that I'm playing
basketball somebody is throwing me a pass and the
ball is coming at my face and I reach my hands up
and wake myself up.
- On swimming in the raw
You, you mean going swimming in the raw?
Skinny-dipping? It's called skinny-dipping in the
US...The water had to be warm.
- On promises of food...
I'm just, facts are facts you know they said 5
minutes and its been about 5 minutes and 35 seconds
and we haven't stopped yet.
- On American fast food in other
countries.
Does McDonald's take American money here?...That's
wonderful.
- On protectiveness...well, sort of..
He is staying with me tonight. Cause I'm his
guardian - Brian
You are not my guardian - Nick
I'm his big brother and I'm gonna knock him out -
Brian
- On Nick's Nintendo obsession.
He is a nintendo freak, he's a freakazoid - Brian
- On watching out for Nick's
overspending.
I'll have to pay for Nick's bills probably
- On Aj's minibar compulsion.
Stop talking about the minibar...He has a $200 bill
everytime.
- Compared to other "boy bands"
We really sing
On his hair situation for the "Everybody"
video.
I didn't have the concept for this hair
- On himself...
Outgoing, sensitive, genuine, goodhearted, wow let
me pat myself on the back
- On the set of ALAYLM
I got my hat back, now I gotta change my accent,
good Lord
- Emphasizing his fear of heights.
You will probably see me riding this rollercoaster,
but in reality I'm not going to ride this
rollercoaster. So you will see me in the highlights
...fun, I ain't gonna be on the rollercoaster, I'm
gonna have a stunt double.
- At dance rehearsal
It's not that complicated. It's not complicated at
all, its very easy, relaxed, but if they knew I was
talking to you, I would get in trouble
- Realizing he's doing all the talking.
Ok, I'm gonna quit hosting the show now.
- Arguing with Howie when he warns Bri that it
is bad luck to open an umbrella indoors
I'm not gonna open it all the way, I'm just gonna
show the beauty.
- On a misdirected call...
I was answering some calls and I got line one and
this lady said "well, I'm already talking to
somebody". I said "Okay then, I'll put you back on
hold".
- On a younger girl calling from a
cellular..
You're talking on a cell phone and you're how old?
- A point to ponder..
"When you love someone, put there name in a circle,
not a heart because hearts can be broken but
circles go on forever"
- On relationships...
"Don't wait for the one you can live with, wait for
the one you can't live without."
-On being normal...
"Basketball is about as close as normal as we can
get."
-On a bad relationship...
"No man is worth your tears and the one that is
won't make you cry."
-On sillyness...
"The world's a stage some act the fool."
-Just something cute..
"It's phat ta death, man."
-A play on words...
"Sex on the TV isn't good... you can fall
off."
-Being silly..
"Looks like a field goal to me, Bob."
-On the other group members
"I am married to these guys."
-An early intro of himself
"Hi! My name is Brian, but uh you can call me
B-rok, cuz I'll be rockin your house..."
-Another intro..
"Hi I'm B-Rok of the Backstreet Boys, Jim Carrey
wannabe."
-On punctuality and hunger..I love this
one
"Facts are facts, you guys said 5 minutes and it's
been 5 minutes and 35 seconds and we haven't
stopped!"
-On attempting to guess a favorite of
AJ..
"AJ's so fickle though."
-about N Sync signing onto their record
lable..
"Well what do you think about it?"~Brian asks fan
"N Sync Sucks!"~fan
"Ohhh, yeah what you said."~Brian he was just
kidding though of course!
-Leighanne on Brian
"I didn't know men with hearts of gold still
existed, but I was proven wrong when I walked onto
the set of 'As Long As You Love Me.' Everyday since
then has been a blessing. He is the love of my
life."
-Another point to ponder...real cute
"I want to know why when I wave they go
AHHHH"
-Brian to the camera on the Bball court
"I like you & everything, but ya'll gonna have to
get out of the way"
-On having a good sense of
humor: