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!'

There's one argument that says we shouldn't be putting these kids on under the age of 16. I think you've got to take it case by case.

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.

It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns" (After Brooke White of season 7 on american idol sang the song 'Hero' by Mariah Carey)

The minute you start assuming that the audience is very happy to see the same show again, you're dead.

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.

Being different is good; embrace it.