If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning. — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
No, what I am doing is kind by telling people who are useless, "Do something that you're good at". — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people. — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I think America is a hard nut to crack. But once you get a toehold, it's a great place for an entrepreneur… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I love producing shows. And so when you're on a show where other people are making decisions you don't necessarily agree with… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
What I would argue in my defence is that shows like 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X Factor' have actually got people… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I couldn't think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I've seen it destroy people. — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I get very anti-social, depressed and irritable with people. I don't have time for them. I can't make phone calls and stuff.… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I was never given any hand-outs. I started at the bottom and was very good at finding people who knew more than… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I didn't realise how important stupid people are in your life, because you ask yourself, what made stupid people so stupid? What… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British. — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
Music should always be polarizing. What one person likes, somebody else hates. And I hate that kind of snobbery in pop music.… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
My dad wasn't someone who was a great disciplinarian, we had a fun relationship, but he gave me really constructive advice in… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never, ever, be ashamed about trying to earn as… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
There's an expression in life: "You can only make one first impression." And that first impression has to be spectacular. So, I… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I can't stand stage mothers. It doesn't work. You definitely feel that with the new generation of pop stars right now they've… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
You have to be original. The people creating a buzz on YouTube are taking risks, and they're doing something different. I like… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
Well, it's basically the viewers who determine it. We - well, basically the producers and myself chose the people we felt had… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I have seen that the American Dream is a reality - and I would love to feel the British Dream is also… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
The only people with power today are the audience. And that is increasing with Twitter, Facebook, and everything else. We cater to… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
My life honestly isn't as weird as people think it is. I work longer hours, maybe I have a bit more money,… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
If I had to say who is the number-one most powerful figure is in reality TV, it's very easy. It is the… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
Have I got a black book? Yes, it's called a mobile phone. I do get offers. There is no shortage of people… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
My dad did teach me a very important lesson about people when he explained to me that everybody around you will have… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I'm not sure who has the right to say that you have better taste than somebody else, because essentially what you're doing… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. So forgive me. But I am passionate about this country. I am equally… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I don't like people who are hypocritical, who pretend to be nice, particularly in show business when they're nice on camera, and… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I get very anti-social, depressed and irritable with people. I don't have time for them. I can't make phone calls and stuff. I just… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
There's no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we're happy; end of story. — Simon Cowell Copy Share
Linda McCartney sausages were my favorite. Theyre much better than eating real sausages and you dont have to contemplate half way through exactly whats… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
My heart, my lungs, my blood - they've all been checked. I remember one of the doctors almost being disappointed when he showed me… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
I still put punctuation in my texts. If it's an 'I', I make sure it's a capital. — Simon Cowell Copy Share
It simply works. You do it twice a year. Who cares? And it balances my smoking and drinking. — Simon Cowell Copy Share
My life honestly isn't as weird as people think it is. I work longer hours, maybe I have a bit more money, but fundamentally,… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
Have I got a black book? Yes, it's called a mobile phone. I do get offers. There is no shortage of people if you… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it. — Simon Cowell Copy Share
I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
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… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political… — Simon Cowell Copy Share
