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.
SIMON COWELLWhat 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.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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I have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don’t know what that audience are into and I don’t particularly like that kind of music.
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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated.
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I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain’s got its fair share, as well, but some of the greatest singers, ever, whether you’re talking about Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey or Aretha Franklin, are from the legacy here.
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The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.
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I’m a great believer in getting checked out because if you know you’re OK, you actually feel better; your mind plays a big part of it.
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The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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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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It’s personalities, it’s conflict, it’s all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out of pattern… I’m pretty good at understanding why things are becoming popular.
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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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I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.
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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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As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
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