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.
SIMON COWELLBritain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
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I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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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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Sincerity is romantic. I don’t think you need gestures.
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I’ve had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works. You do it once a year – who cares?
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The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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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 have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
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I actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
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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 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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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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My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.
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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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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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