Simon Cowell quotes

Simon Cowell is an English entertainer, television producer, and talent show judge, best known for his sharp critiques and role on shows like "The X Factor" and "Britain's Got Talent." His influence has helped discover and launch the careers of numerous successful artists. He remains a prominent figure in the international entertainment industry. Here are 102 of his quotes:

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

Simon Cowell

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

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Very simple. I'm putting up the money, and I also have ears.

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You know Paula, who I couldn't look at the beginning of the series... I love her to death now. I hate to admit it but I do.

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

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Sinitta and Jackie are my family now. I don't think of them as ex-girlfriends anymore. They are an extension of my life... It must be infuriating, but I'd never change because my ex-girlfriends are so close I couldn't imagine life without them.

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I changed my diet and I've not looked back since. You feel better, you look better. I cut out a lot of the stuff I shouldn't have been eating and that was primarily meat, dairy, wheat, sugar - those were the four main things. ... Once you get into a pattern I've found it quite enjoyable. It has helped me sleep and I wake up feeling less tired. I noticed a massive difference in how I felt in about a week. I have more energy and focus and it wasn't difficult. I don't like to use the word diet because that's the reason I never went on a diet before - the word diet makes me miserable.

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The host is pathetic! The show is pathetic! The audience is pathetic!

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I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. So forgive me. But I am passionate about this country. I am equally passionate about the potential of the people who live here.

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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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You are a saucy little thing aren't you?

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

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

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

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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.

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For the music business, social networking is brilliant. Just when you think it's doom and gloom and you have to spend millions of pounds on marketing and this and that, you have this amazing thing now called fan power. The whole world is linked through a laptop. It's amazing. And it's free. I love it. It's absolutely brilliant.

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I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

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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 pursuing a dream he'll never, ever realize: He thinks he's a great singer. Actually, he's crap.

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

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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.

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If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look and feel ridiculous. It's quite obvious most of the people who turned up for this audition were hopeless.

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