363 Quotes by Simon Cowell

I’ve always treated the music business as a business.

You don’t hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.

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.

My attitude is, if someone’s going to criticize me, tell me to my face.

My life honestly isn’t as weird as people think it is. I work longer hours, maybe I have a bit more money, but fundamentally, I’m not really that different.

I’ve had Botox, but then again pretty much everyone I know has. To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works. You do it once a year – who cares?

When I think of invention, I always think of America. You’re always seeing ads: ‘Have you got the next big idea?’ There seems to be that spirit in America of inventions and inventors.

I’ve never liked the idea you have to be a certain age to be a pop star. I like the idea that anybody can enter, anybody can compete.

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.