“My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don’t.” ― Simon Cowell
“You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don’t eat much.” ― Simon Cowell
“Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don’t compromise.” ― Simon Cowell
“Most things in music go full circle eventually.” ― Simon Cowell
“Not in a billion years. There’s only so many words I can drag out of my vocabulary to say how awful that was.” ― Simon Cowell
“The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never ever, ever, ever be ashamed about trying to earn as much as possible for yourself, if the person you’re working with is also making money. That’s life!” Simon Cowell
“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.” ― Simon Cowell
“The minute you start assuming that the audience is very happy to see the same show again, you’re dead.” ― Simon Cowell
“When someone asks, ‘Does success make you into a monster?’ I always say, ‘No, it enables you to be a monster.’”
“My attitude is, if someone’s going to criticize me, tell me to my face.” ― Simon Cowell
“So I would only feel guilty if I misled somebody who was terrible.” ― Simon Cowell
“The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession.” ― Simon Cowell
“Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.” ― Simon Cowell
“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
“I do see a big difference in the American work ethic compares to the British work ethic in a lot of artists.” ― Simon Cowell
“I was never given any hand-outs. I started at the bottom and was very good at finding people who knew more than me and learning from them.” ― Simon Cowell
“Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.” ― Simon Cowell
“My own saying is: Create the hype, but don’t ever believe it.” ― Simon Cowell
“If you’ve got a big mouth and you’re controversial, you’re going to get attention.” ― Simon Cowell
“You don’t go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn’t make it.” ― Simon Cowell
“You have to be original. The people creating a buzz on YouTube are taking risks, and they’re doing something different. I like it when 15-year-olds come on and tell me what to do rather than the other way around.” ― Simon Cowell
“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.” ― Simon Cowell
“Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.” ― Simon Cowell
“Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.” ― Simon Cowell
“Being different is good; embrace it.” ― Simon Cowell
“When someone asks, Does success make you into a monster?’ I always say, No, it enables you to be a monster.” ― Simon Cowell
“I don’t mind competition at all. I mean, the record business is the most competitive business in the world, probably. So, I’m used to that. In a weird way, it kind of makes you work harder.” ― Simon Cowell
“My attitude is, if someone’s going to criticize me, tell me to my face.” ― Simon Cowell
“I’ve never been cool and I don’t care, I hate all that. With me, what you see is what you get.” ― Simon Cowell
“If you’ve got a big mouth and you’re controversial, you’re going to get attention.” ― Simon Cowell
“I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.” ― Simon Cowell
“I think if you’re an unhappy person, you’re always going to be an unhappy person. You’re probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I’m being honest.” ― Simon Cowell
“I got good advice once. Someone said to me: Live in your money rather than look at it.” ― Simon Cowell
“What I am doing is kind by telling people who are useless, Do something that you’re good at.” ― Simon Cowell
“I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.” ― Simon Cowell
“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.” ― Simon Cowell
“What other people think about me is none of my business.” ― Simon Cowell
“I am quite miserable because I’m never satisfied with what I’ve got. You’re always looking for that next high, and that is what I would define as happiness.” ― Simon Cowell
“I’ve always treated the music business as a business.” ― Simon Cowell
“You didn’t beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!”
“It’s the government’s job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it’s the government’s duty to inspire confidence.” ― Simon Cowell
“People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love.” ― Simon Cowell
“I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.” ― Simon Cowell
“You always want to go to a party where you get an invite.” ― Simon Cowell
