Nick Carter quotes:

It's like Forrest Gump said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.' Your career is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. But everything you get is going to teach you something along the way and make you the person you are today. That's the exciting part - it's an adventure in itself.

I'm an old rock and roll buff. I love Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty.

Without Ace of Base, I kind of feel Backstreet Boys would have never found their sound.

I used to try to draw my girlfriends. I think one of the most romantic things that anybody can do is draw a portrait of the person you love.

I freak out if I go a little too long without being in the gym. For a long time it was all about getting the weight off because I was 240 pounds at my heaviest, and now I'm around 175, so the majority of that weight loss was due to diet and exercise.

Live life to the fullest, for the future is scarce.

I wanted to be at my sister's funeral, but my family has always had a complicated dynamic.

I remember pogs and sticky hands. I remember both. I wanted to get into pogs. I remember it was, like, all of a sudden it was here, then gone.

As long as you're having fun and still doing stuff, it doesn't matter what other people think.

As long as you know, within yourself, that you're no better than anyone else out there, you're OK.

The last person I'd date is some rich kid who's had everything handed to her on a plate. Give me a normal girl any day.

If you love math, have a knack for numbers, study hard and become a successful accountant; who cares if you can't draw a straight line or sing on key?

The ocean does something to me that is unexplainable. Just being out there and realizing im alive.

I kind of consider myself a chameleon in music. I love all sorts of music.

There was a ton of fighting between my mother and father. The kids would be thrown into the middle, to choose sides.

Everyone wears a mask.

Fame is a lot of pressure, especially when you're responsible for your entire family. Financially, emotionally - everything.

I never really am in awe of people because we are just equal at the end of the day.

Everybody that I meet inspires me. You can learn so much from any person that you meet any day on the side of the street.

But I don't regret anything that I've gone through, because it makes me who I am.

My family comes first before anything, they are everything to me.

I never hang my feet off the end of the bed -I'm afraid little gremlins will bite my toes! Really!

I admit, I am a demon at nintendo.

I don't believe in being mean to anyone. I'm a really peaceful person. That's something I get from my family.

I'm trying to make myself better. But I don't regret anything that I've gone through, because it makes me who I am.

I don't want to die.

One of the most important things that I did to turn my life around was to realize and to accept that from this minute, that's all we have. Everything that happened behind us we cannot change so you might as well look to the future.

I can be shy when I talk to women. I'm a shy dude.

I get homesick a lot. That can make me so emotional that I sometimes feel like crying- but never in front of anyone. No way!

I get to do a lot of things I don't usually get to do with the boys. I love playing guitar and rocking out on stage, so I do a ton of that with my solo project. [Backstreet Boys] all give each other the freedom to do our own thing, which just makes the bond the five of us have stronger

I never really followed the traditional route when it comes to what people probably expect as a solo artist goes, but that's just me. It's my own creative output and it's my expression.

I really enjoy making different types of music than I do with the Backstreet Boys.

I sometimes miss the days where I could fly a little more under the radar. There was no social media in the '90s, and it was a different world. I also miss TRL - that was always a blast!

I think that all of the scars and all of the layers that I've built over the years made me the person that I am today, and I'm pretty happy about that person.

I try to be bad, but nobody will let me.

I try to make myself look as normal as possible because I like people to relate to me.

I want to be crazy forever, even when I'm 80

I'm excited to just have somebody that I can protect. Someone I can make sure is superloved and never really experiences the turmoil that I went through with my family, to just have a really loving environment that grows intelligent and in love and breathes happiness and productivity.

I'm most excited to see how I've grown as a performer. After Dancing With the Stars I really was able to evolve in a lot of ways and I'm excited to put that to use on stage.

It may sound funny, but I got a thrill when I was pulled into a crowd once. It was like 'How am I going to get out of this?!

It's kind of weird, because I look at myself as just a normal person. My friends get rejected all the time, so why shouldn't I? I don't think I'm anything special.

Live life to the fullest. It's too bad we're not cats...we only have one life.

Nobody's perfect, but at the same time, I always try to learn from my mistakes.

OH MY GOD! In Thailand, they've got the spiciest food I've ever had in my life!

People should be judged on the things they do, not how they look.

Sometimes I shut up cause I'm afraid I don't have anything interesting to tell anyway

Thankfully I have a fan base that wants to see me, so I really enjoy creating music that is different.

The kids would be thrown into the middle, to choose sides.

With everybody that I've met, there's always been something I've learned about them that I like.

With my solo music, I really try to step out of the box and do stuff I don't get to do with the boys. I wanted it to be fun, rock-infused and try some new things while going back to my roots. "All American" the song is one of my favorites from the album, which is why I chose to title the album after it. To me, it's the perfect song to represent the feel of the album.

You are what you wear.

Don't ever let anyone else write your story for you.