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’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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I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.
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I’m obsessed with cleanliness for myself, so I will take a bath three times a day, sometimes a steam twice a day in addition to that.
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I have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don’t know what that audience are into and I don’t particularly like that kind of music.
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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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It’s personalities, it’s conflict, it’s all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.
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I didn’t have any qualifications when I left school – I had three O-levels.
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Of course I have an ego, but you have to have an ego. You have to be incredibly competitive. I can get competitive at times, way too much, and it becomes a little bit obsessive.
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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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I’d say the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand…
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You didn’t beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!
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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 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.
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Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.
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