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.’
SIMON COWELLI’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.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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 couldn’t think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I’ve seen it destroy people.
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I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.
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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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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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You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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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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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 didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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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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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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Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
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Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
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What I would argue in my defence is that shows like Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again and are sending more people into record stores.
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