"The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated." - Simon Cowell
"We have hated the French for years. Now you have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable." - Simon Cowell
"The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes." - Simon Cowell
"Randy's OK, Paula's a pain in the ass. She's just one of those irritating people. I agree with some of what she says, I disagree with a hell of a lot of what she says. I keep my time with her to a minimum." - Simon Cowell
"If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention." - Simon Cowell
"My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face." - Simon Cowell
"If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look and feel ridiculous. It's quite obvious most of the people who turned up for this audition were hopeless." - Simon Cowell
"I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it." - Simon Cowell
"I find Paula patronizing. It's as simple as that. Paula is more damaging than I am to these contestants because a lot of people just shouldn't be singing for a living." - Simon Cowell
"I met someone the other night who's 28 years old, and he hasn't worked a day since he left college because he's pursuing a dream he'll never, ever realize: He thinks he's a great singer. Actually, he's crap." - Simon Cowell
