As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
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.
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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I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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I don’t mind competition at all. I mean, the record business is the most competitive business in the world, probably. So I’m used to that. In a weird way, it kind of makes you work harder.
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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’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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I’m a great believer in getting checked out because if you know you’re OK, you actually feel better; your mind plays a big part of it.
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At 20, you’re cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.
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I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
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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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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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It’s personalities, it’s conflict, it’s all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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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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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 still put punctuation in my texts. If it’s an ‘I’, I make sure it’s a capital.
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