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Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.

Simon Cowell

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Simon Cowell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 7
Actor
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Lambeth
Simon Phillip Cowell
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Talking to celebrities is too much effort. They all think the same.
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You have an advantage if you win. I always think it's best to be remembered as a winner rather than as the runner-up. It's definitely more fun getting the gold than it is the silver.
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Well, it's basically the viewers who determine it. We - well, basically the producers and myself chose the people we felt had the best reaction, you know, through the press, the Internet, the people we thought deserved a second chance. And they've chosen a winner, I believe.
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You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it.
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I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point.
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Sincerity is romantic. I don't think you need gestures.
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I think that by ignoring the show you're ignoring the audience who put you there.
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I do see a big difference in the American work ethic compared to the British work ethic in a lot of artists.
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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.
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If we had to choose one American Idol to go out to dinner with, it would be Fantasia. There are no airs and graces about her. ... I like her.
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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.
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We have hated the French for years. Now you have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable.
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The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated.
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I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
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What I'm interested in watching is to make sure that they give the right advice now to the contestants who are going forward because, you know, it's one thing just to criticize but you've got to also give, you know, good advice which is going to help them. Overall, I think they're a good panel.
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