Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul quotes from X Factor panel at TCA 2011

Some quotes from Simon Cowell (via sattelite) from the X Factor TCA Panel this morning in Los Angeles:

"I wouldn't have made the show unless it would be successful ... we see this as a game-changer."

"You don't enter something for the silver medal." (On X Factor beating American Idol)

"I didn't have a problem with The Voice."

"If it was a question of not getting along with Paula then I wouldn't be on the show" says Simon

"Nicole Scherzinger has been a revelation." (Rickey: the she sucks as a judge? LOL)

"I am confident Mariah Carey will be involved with The X Factor, she's not a judge because she selfishly got pregnant."

"I genuinely believe that when you see this show it doesn't look like anything you've seen before." (Rickey: Oh really?)

"I could argue the case for 5, 6, 7 people to win this show. It all depends on the mentoring."

"We didn't want to make a deliberate 'they are warm show, so we are cold show'." (On American Idol Season 10)

"If I didn't trust the public, then we wouldn't have the audience vote. I think they will get it right." (On expanding voting methods)

"It should be a talent competition not a popularity competition."

"We've had to say to the 14 year olds can you be kind to me because they are quite lippy. I was traumatized."

"The winner is guaranteed to walk away with five million dollars in cash."

"It's nice to be back in a demented relationship. I think it's more like The Exorcist 2." (On Paula Abdul)

"As Paula would know, I'm all for giving people comebacks. Everybody deserves a third chance." (On has-beens who audition over and over again)

"In addition to the $5 million contract, Pepsi will also give the winner their own commercial in the SuperBowl."

Paula Abdul:

"X Factor is grand scale and epic feeling. There are stars, not just one winner."

"He's turned into a pussycat, he's very sweet. He's turning into me." (On Simon Cowell)

"I sit differently, and that's about all you'll see different. You'll get a real inside view without manipulation."

Via My Twitter feed #TCAS11

NOTE: All the reporters are concluding that the panel was a "hot mess" -- looks like there are chemistry issues with the panel. OMG.