My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in. - Simon Cowell 1 Share Now -
For the music business, social networking is brilliant. Just when you think it's doom and gloom and you have to spend millions of pounds on marketing and this and that, you have this amazing thing now called fan power. The whole world is linked through a laptop. It's amazing. And it's free. I love it. It's absolutely brilliant. - Simon Cowell 2 Share Now -
Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator. - Simon Cowell 3 Share Now -
Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose. - Simon Cowell 4 Share Now -
I have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don't know what that audience are into and I don't particularly like that kind of music. - Simon Cowell 5 Share Now -
You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it. - Simon Cowell 6 Share Now -
My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in. - Simon Cowell 7 Share Now -
If I go into a relationship with an artist, which at most is going to last five years, we have a 100-page contract covering every eventuality. Whereas with marriage you go into it with no contract, with laws that date back hundreds of years, and I don't think that's right. - Simon Cowell 8 Share Now -
My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain. - Simon Cowell 9 Share Now -
My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in. - Simon Cowell 10 Share Now -
