Simon Cowell, hero of Idol

Pundit and Pundette break their ban on discussing American Idol to talk about a piece on Big Hollywood about Simon Cowell.
Because you know what the other judges say is okay, but what Simon says matters.
I liked this quote.
But you can see in the eyes of the smart ones that they are thinking about what Simon said. That’s good - criticism is the key to improvement. Validation is the key to staying lousy.