British - Entertainer | October 7, 1959 -
I was never given any hand-outs. I started at the bottom and was very good at finding people who knew more than me and learning from them.
Simon Cowell
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I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.
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Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson, I thought, 'What am I doing this for? I don't ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.'
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I'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.
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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.
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There's no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we're happy; end of story.
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I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do it, I always think, 'Why are you telling me how successful you are?' I am always suspicious of those kinds of boasts.
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I turned down many chances to be on TV before 'Pop Idol' because I really wasn't interested in being famous. I didn't need it and didn't want it.
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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.
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I think of stress as the creator of cancer and heart attacks, like a tiny little ball you feed. I believe that one of the reasons I've never got ill is that I'm not stressed.
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I couldn't think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I've seen it destroy people.
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I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.
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