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.
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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I didn’t realise how important stupid people are in your life, because you ask yourself, what made stupid people so stupid? What made them the way they are?
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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’m obsessed with cleanliness for myself, so I will take a bath three times a day, sometimes a steam twice a day in addition to that.
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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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It’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
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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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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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They understand what their market is and who they should be selling records to, and most importantly, they know the kind of artist that they want to be, but they have to do it themselves. You don’t want a 13-year-old singing some awful song from a musical.
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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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I’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.
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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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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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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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