I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time…. I was born to be a dad.
SIMON COWELLI’ve always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn’t like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.
More Simon Cowell Quotes
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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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I actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
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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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They understand what their market is and who they should be selling records to, and most importantly, they know the kind of artist that they want to be, but they have to do it themselves. You don’t want a 13-year-old singing some awful song from a musical.
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You didn’t beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!
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Most things in music go full circle eventually.
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The only magazines I read are car magazines.
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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 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’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.
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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 have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
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Rules equal boredom, and I don’t like that.
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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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