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.

I still put punctuation in my texts. If it's an 'I', I make sure it's a capital.

I've never bought a Dylan record. A singing poet? It just bores me to tears. I've got to tell you, if I had 10 Dylans in the final of 'American Idol,' we would not be getting 30 million viewers a week. I don't believe the Bob Dylans of this world would make 'American Idol 'a better show.

Talking to celebrities is too much effort. They all think the same.

I should get a dog. I would get a rescue dog. I like mutts; I don't care. I would probably get a three-legged dog no one else would want.

I honestly can't ever imagine retiring because I don't know what else I would do - even when I'm on holiday, 70% of the time I'm working. I think I'd like to go out on the job so, ideally, 'And the winner is... Ooooh, and he's gone!'

The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.