Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

I hate belongings. I hate clutter. It really bothers me because I can't think properly. If you've got distractions in front of…

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

— Simon Cowell

I'm going to give all my money away, eventually. I don't believe in all this hand-down stuff. Even if I had kids,…

— Simon Cowell

I've had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It…

— 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

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

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

— Simon Cowell

I can't admit things; that's why I can't go to funerals and stuff like that. I find it very, very difficult to…

— Simon Cowell

I met someone the other night who's 28 years old, and he hasn't worked a day since he left college because he's…

— Simon Cowell

I was bought an electric guitar when I was 12, but my guitar teacher beat me up. I didn't like guitar lessons…

— Simon Cowell

It is a personal thrill for me to play a role in giving the best young singers in America a shot at…

— Simon Cowell

If I go into a relationship with an artist, which at most is going to last five years, we have a 100-page…

— Simon Cowell

The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never, ever, be ashamed about trying to earn as…

— Simon Cowell

Harshness to me is giving somebody false hopes and not following through. That's harsh. Telling some guy or some girl who've got…

— Simon Cowell

When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened…

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

You always want to go to a party where you get an invite.

— Simon Cowell

My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.

— Simon Cowell

Holding auditions in front of an audience is testing.

— Simon Cowell

Anything I shouldn't laugh at makes me laugh.

— Simon Cowell

People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love.

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

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

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

Big Brother is not reality anymore. You don't get 10 normal people to do it. You get 10 crap actors in the house.

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell

I actually don't understand a word Paula's saying anymore. It's like a new language.

— Simon Cowell

It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns" (After Brooke White of season 7 on american idol sang the…

— Simon Cowell

I work out three or four times a week, I have Botox, take tons of vitamins and vitamin infusions - if you…

— Simon Cowell

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

— Simon Cowell