If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look and feel ridiculous. It's quite obvious most of the people who turned up for this audition were hopeless.

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.

I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.

Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself.

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

The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession.

If I had to say who is the number-one most powerful figure is in reality TV, it's very easy. It is the general public. They're the only people who have power now.