I think that by ignoring the show you're ignoring the audience who put you there. Simon Cowell More Quotes by Simon Cowell More Quotes From Simon Cowell It's personalities, it's conflict, it's all of these things that actually make performers interesting. Simon Cowell conflict personality interesting I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels. Simon Cowell levels three school I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it. Simon Cowell good-advice advice looks 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? Simon Cowell important stupid people I can't think of one person who is on TV who isn't vain. It's the nature of the beast. If you are on TV then you have a vanity, for sure. Just admit it! Why not? Simon Cowell vanity why-not thinking You sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking. Simon Cowell ships singing song You don't hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face. Simon Cowell mosquitoes hate want I was living life like in one of those Disney movies, where I genuinely believed nobody was ever going to die Simon Cowell live-life dies I genuinely believed no one would want to marry me. I am difficult to live with. I'm selfish, quite weird and I need time on my own to think - and then I work all night long. That is difficult for someone to deal with. And it would drive me mad - I could never be my own girlfriend! Simon Cowell selfish girlfriend night You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much. Simon Cowell weight secret loss So I would only feel guilt if I misled somebody who was terrible. Simon Cowell misled terrible guilt What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me. Simon Cowell luxury mirrors islands You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it. Simon Cowell contemplating failure ifs 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. Simon Cowell tape hours air Sincerity is romantic. I don't think you need gestures. Simon Cowell gestures needs thinking If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention. Simon Cowell controversial mouths attention Of course I have an ego, but you have to have an ego. You have to be incredibly competitive. I can get competitive at times, way too much, and it becomes a little bit obsessive. Simon Cowell ego too-much littles 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. Simon Cowell makeup nice people If I went to a psychiatrist, it would be a long session. I've always thought that I do have a number of issues that probably need dealing with, because I am quite odd in some ways. Simon Cowell issues numbers long I don't like kids that are pushed into things by stage mums, but when I can see they are having a good time, they're excited and enjoying the process, then I think it's wrong to discriminate. Simon Cowell good-times kids thinking
