What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me. Simon Cowell More Quotes by Simon Cowell More Quotes From Simon Cowell It could have been a lot worse. When I saw the X-ray, I really nearly smashed my spine to pieces, so I literally wouldn’t (have) been able to walk. Simon Cowell The hardest thing was, and I said this to Lauren when I came out of the hospital, I was so embarrassed about coming home, looking about 100 [years old] because I couldn’t walk, and I have these metal rods in my back and all these screws. Simon Cowell