You didn't beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!

In TV, film, and music there's a lot of snobbery, and I don't like it. I've never been a cultural snob.

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 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.

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.

My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.'

I can't stand stage mothers. It doesn't work. You definitely feel that with the new generation of pop stars right now they've all managed to work it out for themselves. You have to have confidence in that. When you're young, you know your market better than I will. I love having young people on the show because I can learn from them.