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 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.
SIMON COWELLBritain’s got talent, enormous talent, that’s very obvious.
SIMON COWELLYou don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
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 COWELLAs an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
SIMON COWELLI’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?
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.
SIMON COWELLHarshness 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.
SIMON COWELLI actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
SIMON COWELLI 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 COWELLI 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.
SIMON COWELLI have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
SIMON COWELLI 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?
SIMON COWELLI 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.
SIMON COWELLI couldn’t think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I’ve seen it destroy people.
SIMON COWELLI want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.
SIMON COWELL