If I tape an 11-hour day, guess which parts end up on air. Not the bits when I’m pleasant, but the parts when I’m obnoxious.
SIMON COWELLI’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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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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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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Britain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
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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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My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.
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I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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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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You didn’t beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!
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Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson I thought, what am I doing this for? I don’t ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.’
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It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns
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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 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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I get very anti-social, depressed and irritable with people. I don’t have time for them. I can’t make phone calls and stuff. I just sit on my own for days.
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I suggest we bring some normality back to this country and say if you are carrying a knife, there must be zero tolerance. If it was up to me, everyone caught with a knife would get an automatic ten year sentence.
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I still put punctuation in my texts. If it’s an ‘I’, I make sure it’s a capital.
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