Interview with Justin Timberlake for ELLE Magazine
ELLE: “Friends with benefits”: a good idea or a bad idea?
Justin Timberlake: [Smiles] It is such a good idea—until it’s a bad idea.
Mila Kunis:I concur. Ultimately, it ends when someone wants to go and get seriouswith somebody. More times than not, a person catches feelings andsomebody gets hurt.
ELLE: I think any time someone is rubbing up against your nether regions, you’re going to develop an emotional attachment.
MK: Yeah, when a female orgasms, a hormone gets released. I’ve never met a girl who can have sex without an ounce of feeling.
JT: Aha! Is that just a woman convincing herself so she feels like it’s okay to have sex with someone?
MK: Fifty-fifty.
JT: So it’s the same thing as with guys! Women are just lying to themselves.
ELLE: Playing friends with benefits, what was your costar most self-conscious about while shooting the nude scenes?
MK: [To Justin]You’ve got a fine ass. I was self-conscious about a lot of things. Show me one girl who isn’t.
JT: I’ll be honest and say, like, I’m still trying to get into the editingroom and cut down on my ass time. I’m like, “Oh my God, my mom’s gonnasee that!”
ELLE: As in the film, have either of your parents ever walked in on you while you were in flagrante delicto?
JT: I was caught one time. My mom wasn’t cool about it. I was too young to be in bed with a girl, so she was upset.
MK: I don’t think my parents think I’ve ever had sex.
ELLE: Most annoying thing your costar did on set?
JT: She would serenade me, all of us, in the makeup trailer—
MK: I can’t sing.
JT: Couldn’t carry a tune if I put it in a bucket for her. It’s awesome, though, because she does not give a shit.
ELLE: Let’s talk about how amazing your costar Woody Harrelson is playing a gay magazine photo editor.
JT:He gets the most gut-busting laughs. Everybody wants to know: “Did yousmoke pot with Woody?” We did! Will [Gluck] and I put that basketballscene in the movie just because we both love White Men Can’t Jump.
ELLE:In this film, there’s a five-date rule before you sleep with someone.What if you’re so attracted to a person that you want to end the firstdate in bed?
JT: Ooh, I would probably steer away from it. As a matter of fact, I definitely would steer away from it.
ELLE: Earth to Justin… Perfect first date?
JT: Something more simple than extravagant. Scrabble.
MK: Monopoly.
JT: Scrabble’s a good date. If she can’t spell, I don’t want to hang out with her. So that’s a good test.
MK: I can’t spell at all. [To Justin] Now we’ll never be friends.
ELLE: Strangest question a date ever asked you?
JT:I had a date ask me one time if I had found God. I’m a sick humanbeing—I mean, I answered, “Yeah, he’s in my pants.” So, the date didn’tgo that much longer because—
MK: She didn’t kneel at your altar?
JT: [Ignoring Mila] My date thought that was crass, and I thought that asking me about God was crass, so…
ELLE: Mila, who is your older-man crush?
MK: George Clooney and Johnny Depp.
ELLE: In romance, are you ruled by your head or heart?
MK: My heart. I’m trying to lead with my head. I am. I’m trying! I’m failing.
JT:She’s lying. Don’t ever change, kiddo. I’m a pushover too. I’m notreally all that smart, so I don’t really have anything to lead withexcept my heart.
ELLE: Now that you’re both single, do you find it hard to date? Must be tough being in the public eye.
MK: I haven’t dated ever.
JT: I’m not equipped to answer that right now
