Simon Cowell

"You know Paula, who I couldnt look at the beginning of the series... I love her to death now. I hate to admit it but I do."

"Very simple. Im putting up the money, and I also have ears."

"If I tape an 11-hour day, guess which parts end up on air. Not the bits when Im pleasant, but the parts when Im obnoxious."

"Normally, they want me to be rude to them. People come up to me and sing, and I say "That was great. Thank you." And theyre like "Well, arent you going to be rude to me?" No! When I miss auditions, contestants get upset that Im not there, because they expect me to be cruel to them — its some sort of badge of honor. Thats how crazy everything is."

"Sinitta and Jackie are my family now. I dont think of them as ex-girlfriends anymore. They are an extension of my life... It must be infuriating, but Id never change because my ex-girlfriends are so close I couldnt imagine life without them."

"I changed my diet and I’ve not looked back since. You feel better, you look better. I cut out a lot of the stuff I shouldn’t have been eating and that was primarily meat, dairy, wheat, sugar — those were the four main things. … Once you get into a pattern I’ve found it quite enjoyable. It has helped me sleep and I wake up feeling less tired. I noticed a massive difference in how I felt in about a week. I have more energy and focus and it wasn’t difficult. I don’t like to use the word diet because that’s the reason I never went on a diet before — the word diet makes me miserable."