Britain's got talent, enormous talent, that's very obvious.

The only people with power today are the audience. And that is increasing with Twitter, Facebook, and everything else. We cater to their likes and dislikes, and you ignore that at your peril.

I actually don't understand a word Paula's saying anymore. It's like a new language.

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. Kids turn up unrehearsed, wearing the wrong clothes, singing out of tune and you can either say, "Good job" and patronize them or tell them the truth, and sometimes the truth is perceived as mean.

People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love.

I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand...

I've always treated the music business as a business.