Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
SIMON COWELLHave 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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My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.
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Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.
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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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I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
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You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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There’s one argument that says we shouldn’t be putting these kids on under the age of 16. I think you’ve got to take it case by case.
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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 want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.
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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.
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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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Of course I have an ego, but you have to have an ego. You have to be incredibly competitive. I can get competitive at times, way too much, and it becomes a little bit obsessive.
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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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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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I’ve had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works. You do it once a year – who cares?
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