It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns
SIMON COWELLIt was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns
SIMON COWELLThe 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.
SIMON COWELLThe young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.
SIMON COWELLI like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out of pattern… I’m pretty good at understanding why things are becoming popular.
SIMON COWELLYou are a saucy little thing aren’t you?
SIMON COWELLMy proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.
SIMON COWELLAs an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
SIMON COWELLI like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
SIMON COWELLI have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
SIMON COWELLI didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
SIMON COWELLEvery 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 COWELLMost things in music go full circle eventually.
SIMON COWELLHave 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.
SIMON COWELLWhat 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.
SIMON COWELLYou sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking.
SIMON COWELLI’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.
SIMON COWELL