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Goodness, that Simon Cowell is a sensitive soul. — Bruce Forsyth

I've always treated the music business as a business. — Simon Cowell

My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face. — Simon Cowell

We have hated the French for years. Now you have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable. — Simon Cowell

If I was gay, why wouldn't I admit it? It wouldn't harm me. — Simon Cowell

Anyone who goes on 'The X Factor' to make big money will be in for a big shock. — Simon Cowell

I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels. — Simon Cowell

I don't think I can do this anymore. — Simon Cowell

As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he's a genius. — Simon Cowell

Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people. — Simon Cowell

I'm not that musical. I don't really know how a record is produced, and, funnily enough, I don't want to. — Simon Cowell

When I look at it now, the whole punk thing is sort of comedy in a weird way. — Simon Cowell

In TV, film, and music there's a lot of snobbery, and I don't like it. I've never been a cultural snob. — Simon Cowell

Alan Bennett is a starmaker; he's the Simon Cowell of the theatre world! He's a beautiful, beautiful man: completely humble and so accessible. — Russell Tovey

Simon Cowell is tight. That's why he's so successful - he's able to keep his money to himself. — Niall Horan

Simon Cowell and I are great friends, and we wind each other up. Rod Stewart and I do the same thing. — Elton John

I'm always being asked if I watch 'The X Factor,' and I do from time to time. I know it makes for great TV and that Simon Cowell has a real gift. — Shirley Bassey

I would have Simon Cowell sing 'Shiny Happy People' by R.E.M. just to show his true personality. — Sanjaya Malakar

I turned down many chances to be on TV before 'Pop Idol' because I really wasn't interested in being famous. I didn't need it and didn't want it. — Simon Cowell

The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British. — Simon Cowell

Rules equal boredom, and I don't like that. — Simon Cowell

Sincerity is romantic. I don't think you need gestures. — Simon Cowell

Beyonce is good-looking. Jennifer Lopez is good-looking. Madonna used to be good-looking. — Simon Cowell

If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning. — Simon Cowell

So I would only feel guilt if I misled somebody who was terrible. — Simon Cowell

My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.' — Simon Cowell

Holding auditions in front of an audience is testing. — Simon Cowell

You sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking. — Simon Cowell

I would like to sing for the Pope. And the Queen, and at Simon Cowell's wedding. — Jackie Evancho

No one really has any job security anymore, including myself. — Simon Cowell

It's not my habit to kiss and tell. I've never done it. — Simon Cowell

Talking to celebrities is too much effort. They all think the same. — Simon Cowell

There was nothing I could - and wanted to - learn in school. It was just a complete waste of my time. — Simon Cowell

I'm proud to be involved with Simon Cowell and 'X Factor.' — Irving Azoff

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. — Simon Cowell

That was extraordinary. Unfortunately, extraordinarily bad. — Simon Cowell

If we had to choose one American Idol to go out to dinner with, it would be Fantasia. There are no airs and graces about her ... I like her. — Simon Cowell

You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it. — Simon Cowell

Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend. — Simon Cowell

My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in. — Simon Cowell

I should get a dog. I would get a rescue dog. I like mutts; I don't care. I would probably get a three-legged dog no one else would want. — Simon Cowell

Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. — Simon Cowell

I was 12 years old when I first realized that food could be hot. That's why I turned out the way I am. — Simon Cowell

I don't need Simon Bloody Cowell making me look like a right tit on the telly. — J.L. Merrow

Women say hello and then put their hands down my trousers. I thought it was my hand they were supposed to shake. — Simon Cowell

You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much. — Simon Cowell

It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions. — Simon Cowell

I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food. — Simon Cowell

No, what I am doing is kind by telling people who are useless 'Do something that you're good at'. — Simon Cowell

Maybe I am a bit mad. — Simon Cowell

It's the government's job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it's the government's duty to inspire confidence. — Simon Cowell

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. — Simon Cowell

I'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. — Simon Cowell

When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.' — Simon Cowell

My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain. — Simon Cowell

I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it.' — Simon Cowell

The minute you start assuming that the audience is very happy to see the same show again, you're dead. — Simon Cowell

You didn't beat the compotition you crushed the compotition! — Simon Cowell

I was never given any hand-outs. I started at the bottom and was very good at finding people who knew more than me and learning from them. — Simon Cowell

Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself. — Simon Cowell

It's not our intention to be mean. That's just within us. — Simon Cowell

I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper. — Simon Cowell

The 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 Cowell

I do a couple of hundred press-ups a day but I haven't been to a gym in years. — Simon Cowell

Why is this interesting? Why are we watching? — Kate Tempest

You are a saucy little thing aren't you? — Simon Cowell

Every 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 Cowell

I love Simon Cowell, he's a dear friend. — Cilla Black

At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong. — Simon Cowell

Most things in music go full circle eventually. — Simon Cowell

The love I have for my ex-girlfriends will always be there, so I think that's true love. — Simon Cowell

Good is not enough. You've got to be great. — Simon Cowell

She was pretty normal back then, before Simon Cowell entered her life. — Jodie Sweetin

I would love to play Simon Cowell in a movie - heck, I would love it. It would be my dream role. — Will Ferrell

If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention. — Simon Cowell

Britain's got talent, enormous talent; that's very obvious. — Simon Cowell

Choosing how you vote should not be a snap verdict based on a few minutes of television. — Simon Cowell

I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand. — Simon Cowell

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. — Simon Cowell

There's no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we're happy; end of story. — Simon Cowell

I'm the female Simon Cowell. He said I'm the scariest woman he's ever met. I asked him why he never dated me, and he said I was too intimidating. — Janice Dickinson

Would I like kids? If I knew I could be - and how could I put this delicately - faithful, then yes. I do like kids. — Simon Cowell

I don't mind being cast as some kind of a pantomime baddie, but I am very fair in business. I always have been. I pride myself on being fair. — Simon Cowell

Being different is good; embrace it. — Simon Cowell

If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world. — Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell seems like a very nice guy, but I think he's a secondhand Mickie Most to be honest. — Peter Noone

You don't hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face. — Simon Cowell

If I had one dog, I'd want a hundred. If I had one kid, I'd probably want a hundred. I mean, it's just the way I am. — Simon Cowell

It's personalities, it's conflict, it's all of these things that actually make performers interesting. — Simon Cowell

I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time ... I was born to be a dad. — Simon Cowell

What other people think about me is none of my business . — Simon Cowell

If I was Simon Cowell for a day, I'd buy a bouncy castle, and jump on it. Then ... pour ketchup on myself! — Liam Payne

I do see a big difference in the American work ethic compared to the British work ethic in a lot of artists. — Simon Cowell

What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me. — Simon Cowell

I've never liked the idea you have to be a certain age to be a pop star. I like the idea that anybody can enter, anybody can compete. — Simon Cowell

I never knew how much love and pride I would feel. — Simon Cowell

When you get your first pay cheque, it's the best feeling in the world. — Simon Cowell

The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes. — Simon Cowell

Thank God kids love following an artist. When you get a group who pop, it's the best thing in the world. — Simon Cowell

I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point. — Simon Cowell