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
You always want to go to a party where you get an invite.
Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson, I thought, 'What am I doing this for? I don't ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.'
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.
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.
Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself.
You don't hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.
I don't want to tell a 15 or 14 year old what they should be doing. I want them to tell me. And that's what I got when I met Justin Bieber for the first time.
I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.
My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.
I like the fact that they're cocky now from the age of four.
It was just an off moment. Their argument was he was entertaining. People like that - we can always deal with them later.
These two will never put you through to the final group.
I'm absolutely gob-smacked. I never, in a million, billion years thought that you were going to sing like that. You could sell a lot of records and you have the look of Ronan Keating. You could be very special.
No, I probably owed the bank about a million dollars then, yeah.