It's Not Our Intention To Be Mean.

We Felt The Time Was Right To Open Up The Boundaries, And Say To All Of America, Regardless Of Your Age, Whether You're 2, Whether You're 100, Regardless Of What You Believe Your Talent Is - Juggling, Magic, Singing - This Is The Show You Can Enter. It's As Simple As That.

Money Brings You Security And Choice. You Can Make Decisions In A Different Way If You Have A Lot Of Money. But When You Have Nothing, You Have A Naivety, And A More Fearless Attitude Because You Have Nothing To Lose.

I Can't Stand Stage Mothers. It Doesn't Work. You Definitely Feel That With The New Generation Of Pop Stars Right Now They've All Managed To Work It Out For Themselves. You Have To Have Confidence In That. When You're Young, You Know Your Market Better Than I Will. I Love Having Young People On The Show Because I Can Learn From Them.

It's The Government's Job To Encourage Entrepreneurialism And Investment. Most Importantly, It's The Government's Duty To Inspire Confidence.

Not Everybody Is Perfect, And I Don't Think We Should Be Looking For Perfect People.