Harshness to me is giving somebody false hopes and not following through. That’s harsh. Telling some guy or some girl who’ve got zero talent that they have zero talent actually is a kindness.
SIMON COWELLI look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
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The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
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I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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I love producing shows. And so when you’re on a show where other people are making decisions you don’t necessarily agree with it, after a while you start to feel like a passenger.
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Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.
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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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I love TV. I love being behind the scenes on a TV show but there’s something about, I don’t know there’s something very special when you’ve signed an artist and that first record comes in and it’s a good record. It is an indescribable feeling.
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I’ve spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the very best security and I can assure you my homes are as safe as the Bank of England.
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As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
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I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
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I couldn’t think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I’ve seen it destroy people.
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I think if you’re an unhappy person, you’re always going to be an unhappy person. You’re probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I’m being honest.
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I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
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You sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking.
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Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose.
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