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" No one really has any job security anymore, including myself. "

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" I should get a dog. I would get a rescue dog. I like mutts; I don't care. I would probably get a three-legged dog no one else would want. "

" I probably get more satisfaction from making a show than being on a show. "

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" Of course I have an ego, but you have to have an ego. You have to be incredibly competitive. I can get competitive at times, way too much, and it becomes a little bit obsessive. "

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Being Different

" I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper. "

" The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British. "

" I couldn't think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I've seen it destroy people. "

" Rules equal boredom, and I don't like that. "

" 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. "

" People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love. "

" I hated school, but I love work. "

" I love producing shows. And so when you're on a show where other people are making decisions you don't necessarily agree with it, after a while you start to feel like a passenger. "

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" We have hated the French for years. Now you have just joined the club. It makes you much more likable. "

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" The only people with power today are the audience. And that is increasing with Twitter, Facebook, and everything else. We cater to their likes and dislikes, and you ignore that at your peril. "

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" I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. So forgive me. But I am passionate about this country. I am equally passionate about the potential of the people who live here. "

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