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
When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'
It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns
You don't hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
I was living life like in one of those Disney movies, where I genuinely believed nobody was ever going to die
You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much.
Beyonce is good-looking. Jennifer Lopez is good-looking. Madonna used to be good-looking.
I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels.
I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it.
I thought the first two seasons of America's Got Talent were good. I think this one is the best one by a mile because they - you see the difference this year, I think, with the crowd being effectively the fourth judge. But most importantly, I think that these shows have to have a relevance because if you're not finding stars at the back of these shows - whether it's Idol or Got Talent - they're a complete waste of time.
It's personalities, it's conflict, it's all of these things that actually make performers interesting.
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.
I didn't realise how important stupid people are in your life, because you ask yourself, what made stupid people so stupid? What made them the way they are?
You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it.
The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession.