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When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'

Simon Cowell

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Simon Cowell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 7
Actor
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Film Producer
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Television Presenter
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Simon Phillip Cowell
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