It simply works. You do it twice a year. Who cares? And it balances my smoking and drinking.
Simon CowellThe minute you start assuming that the audience is very happy to see the same show again, you're dead.
Simon CowellI've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.
Simon CowellAnything I shouldn't laugh at makes me laugh. I mean, I'm bad at that, when somebody is singing something terribly and I'm thinking to myself, 'If I laugh now, this is the absolute worst thing I could ever do,' and then I start laughing and I can't stop.
Simon CowellThe biggest shock when I lost it all was the realization that so much of my life had been out of my control. When I started to make the money back, I vowed that it would never happen again. I bought things only when I could afford them. There was no big mortgage, no cars on hire purchase. I remember buying a TR6 sports car for £6,000, and funnily enough it gave me more pleasure than the Porsche ever had.
Simon Cowell