...uh huh, your many issues aside. That makes little or no difference to their post-boy band success.
You said they went on to be "really good". Success is not equal to talent. If it were, Britney Spears and Madonna would be exceptionally talented artists.
Again: Scott was referring to Timberlake and Whalberg's acting endeavors. Timberlake gave an excellent performance in
Black Snake Moan, while Whalberg delivered an excellent performance in Martin Scorsese's
The Departed. Timberlake and Whalberg were both successful outside of their music careers because they were able to cross over to acting and deliver good performances. (I didn't even recognize Timberlake in
Southland Tales--another great movie). And regardless of whatever you think of Madonna, she does have talent, or else Quentin Tarantino, who knows a lot more about music and film than you could ever dream about, wouldn't have devoted an entire monologue to an analyzation of her lyrics in the opening sequence of
Reservoir Dogs and later got her cast in
Four Rooms. You are not one to put down another's taste considering your views on Joel Schumacher's
Batman movies.
I would much rather watch the campy Schumacher versions of Batman.