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.
SIMON COWELLThere’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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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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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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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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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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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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My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.
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I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
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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 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’ve learned to deal with stress much better now, things don’t bother me in the way that they once used to.
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It’s not our intention to be mean. That’s just within us.
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The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.
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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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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.
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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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