“Very simple. I'm putting up the money, and I also have ears.”
On Americans who question his right to judge Americans since he is British
Quoted in Bill Keveney, "Viewers 'Idol'-ize this saucy search for a superstar," USA Today (18 June 2002)
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Les affaires, c'est bien simple, c'est l'argent des autres.
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