363 Quotes by Simon Cowell

"Anything I shouldn't laugh at makes me laugh."

"I do a couple of hundred press-ups a day but I haven't been to a gym in years."

"He was one of those hah-hah funny sort of auditions. The guy had people rolling around in hysterics all day and I'm like what's the point? This is a joke. So I just said no."

"The feelings that we equate with love-feeling sick, feeling insecure, not eating-that's just lust getting in the way. It's your ego saying, 'I want to get laid' and 'I hope she likes me more than I like her.' Love is something that should be there in 20 years' time."

"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."

"Good is not enough. You've got to be great."

"I think you're the first artist we've had on the show who's refused to compromise."

"I think America is a hard nut to crack. But once you get a toehold, it's a great place for an entrepreneur because people are so enthusiastic, and you have the most enthusiastic audiences in world."

"I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time.... I was born to be a dad."

"We felt the time was right to open up the boundaries, and say to all of America, regardless of your age, whether you're 2, whether you're 100, regardless of what you believe your talent is - juggling, magic, singing - this is the show you can enter. It's as simple as that."