It’s personalities, it’s conflict, it’s all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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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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There’s no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we’re happy; end of story.
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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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It’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
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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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It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
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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 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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Anything I shouldn’t laugh at makes me laugh. I mean, I’m bad at that, when somebody is singing something terribly and I’m thinking to myself, ‘If I laugh now, this is the absolute worst thing I could ever do,’ and then I start laughing and I can’t stop.
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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’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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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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Most things in music go full circle eventually.
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