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Roger Ebert Interviews Justin Timberlake

10:20 p.m. · October 31, 2010 · by Dan Nishimoto

Is this what the kids call a "mash-up": film critic titan meets Gen Y teen sensation? My head spineth.

Ebert writes in questions about Timberlake's role as Napster founder Sean Parker in the new film The Social Network. The main takeaway is, "Isn't it crazy that this pop singer can also act!" Ok, not the most original observation, but there are some choice quotes from JT, including: 

* Making the confession that had he not been in the music industry, he probably would have used Napster.

* Referring to Aaron Sorkin's writing as poetry.

* Briefly meeting his real-life counterpart Sean Parker and describing him as seeming like "a really nice guy"

* Not seeing the irony of being a pop music star portraying the Napster founder while shooting because "when you are embodying a character, you believe every part of what they are feeling and saying and doing."

Thirtysomething kids, hit the full article to raise your swoon factor.