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I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food. (Simon Cowell)
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. View quote
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If I go into a relationship with an artist, which at most is going to last five years, we have a 100-page contract covering every eventuality. Whereas with marriage you go into it with no contract, with laws that date back hundreds of years, and I don't think that's right. View quote
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I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do it, I always think, 'Why are you telling me how successful you are?' I am always suspicious of those kinds of boasts. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think of stress as the creator of cancer and heart attacks, like a tiny little ball you feed. I believe that one of the reasons I've never got ill is that I'm not stressed. View quote
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I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper. View quote
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I work out three or four times a week, I have Botox, take tons of vitamins and vitamin infusions - if you believe that these things work, you will feel better. View quote
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I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. View quote
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People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love. View quote
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My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in. (Simon Cowell)
You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much. View quote
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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.' View quote
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I suggest we bring some normality back to this country and say if you are carrying a knife, there must be zero tolerance. If it was up to me, everyone caught with a knife would get an automatic ten year sentence. View quote
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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. View quote
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Everyone who turns up on 'X Factor' does it because a door has been closed to them at some time in their lives, and this is the only shot they have got. View quote
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Thank God kids love following an artist. When you get a group who pop, it's the best thing in the world. View quote
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Anyone who goes on 'The X Factor' to make big money will be in for a big shock. View quote
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Choosing how you vote should not be a snap verdict based on a few minutes of television. View quote
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The only magazines I read are car magazines. View quote
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Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose. (Simon Cowell)
Holding auditions in front of an audience is testing. View quote
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I've always treated the music business as a business. View quote
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I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out of pattern... I'm pretty good at understanding why things are becoming popular. View quote
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Rules equal boredom, and I don't like that. View quote
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