Simon Cowell Quotes

I am not sure that we would always want 16-year-olds to do all the things they can do. I am afraid that I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman on the voting age. I think that it should remain as it is.

For the same reason we don't allow kids to buy pornography, for the same reason we don't allow kids to buy cigarettes, for the same reason we don't allow kids to buy alcohol, we shouldn't allow them to go to stores and buy video games.

Adults tend to think they have much free will. Kids younger than six are less sure. They may be more realistic!

I'm not a big fan of young kids having Facebook. It's not something they need. It's not necessary.

I think people would live a bit longer if they didn't know how old they were. Age puts restrictions on things.

I think things are gonna change. I'm gonna take the age limit off of hip hop.

I really think we should pass a law in every state, I don't care whether it takes the independence away from an old person or not. You shouldn't be driving a car if you're over the age of 80. Maybe even less than that.

But I've always believed that Christine Cagney shouldn't be played past a certain age.

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.

It'll be nice not to have to use my fake IDs anymore.

When I was younger, I looked a lot older than I was. They have these working laws in England where you have to be 16: if you're over 16, you don't have to be restrained by working hours and things like that. In America, it's actually 18.

When I grew up, there were locked cabinets in public libraries. You needed parental permission if you were under eighteen. I was let down by the overblown reputations of some hardcore fictional works.

You can't be too old to be a writer, but you can definitely be too young!

I'm not really allowed to drink a lot of caffeine, because I'm 11.

My view is that at a certain age - and we can debate whether that age is 70-72 or 75 - members need to step off boards. As per the banking guidelines, that age for the director on a board today is 70.

When you're younger, there aren't very many kid actors. It's a lot easier to get jobs.

I think it's hard, the fact that there's a certain age that we can't have kids anymore.

The character - character - of Mallory on 'Family Ties' was a year younger than me. A fictitious year younger than me. So, I am not 21. I am not getting into the club. Boom.

There are some people who cannot watch every film because of age. They might watch only three films in a year.

Maybe I can drive until I'm 36 or 37. 40.

Nobody under the age of 55 should be able to stand for election, and nobody under the age of 30 should be able to vote in those elections.

I was the youngest in the world in history when I started, 15. That's illegal now.

Both my kids are above 30 now... grown up enough to take their own decisions.

I remember auditioning for something where the woman was supposed to be 42, and I was 33 or something, and they were like, 'No women over 35 can audition.' That was in the breakdown. I don't think they would do that anymore - I would like to hope that they wouldn't put that in writing - but it's mind-boggling.

My agent suggested me to EastEnders casting director, Julia Crampsie, who I already knew. I'm delighted that Julia said, He's not old enough is he?' My agent told her how old I really am and she said Oh'!