Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English reality television judge, entrepreneur, philanthropist, film, record, and television producer. He is most recognized as a judge on the British TV talent competition series Pop Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent, and the American TV talent competition shows American Idol, The X Factor, and America's Got Talent. Cowell owns the television production and music publishing house Syco...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth7 October 1959
CityLondon, England
I still put punctuation in my texts. If it's an 'I', I make sure it's a capital.
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.
Britain's got talent, enormous talent; that's very obvious.
Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
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.
At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.
I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.
In TV, film, and music there's a lot of snobbery, and I don't like it. I've never been a cultural snob.
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.
If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world.
Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. We've got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year.
I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do it, I always think, 'Why are you telling me how successful you are?' I am always suspicious of those kinds of boasts.
I don't like people who are hypocritical, who pretend to be nice, particularly in show business when they're nice on camera, and then off camera they're absolutely appalling to the makeup people, or the waitress in a restaurant, you know? I don't like - I can't bear those kind of people. So I like people who are, you know, up front in your face.
The minute you start assuming that the audience is very happy to see the same show again, you're dead.