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 they're like "Well, aren't you going to be rude to me?" No! When I miss auditions, contestants get upset that I'm not there, because they expect me to be cruel to them — it's some sort of badge of honor. That's how crazy everything is.


Quoted in interview, Playboy magazine (February 2007)

Simon Cowell Quotes

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 they're like Well, aren't you...

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 they're like Well, aren't you...

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 they're like Well, aren't you...

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 they're like Well, aren't you...