I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
SIMON COWELLI’ve learned to deal with stress much better now, things don’t bother me in the way that they once used to.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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I don’t want to tell a 15 or 14 year old what they should be doing. I want them to tell me. And that’s what I got when I met Justin Bieber for the first time.
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You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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I don’t mind competition at all. I mean, the record business is the most competitive business in the world, probably. So I’m used to that. In a weird way, it kind of makes you work harder.
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At 20, you’re cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.
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Britain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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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.
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Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
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The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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I’ve always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn’t like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.
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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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What I would argue in my defence is that shows like Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again and are sending more people into record stores.
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I’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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Have I got a black book? Yes, it’s called a mobile phone. I do get offers. There is no shortage of people if you want to go on dates – working in TV, living in L.A., it is there if you want it.
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There’s no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we’re happy; end of story.
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