Simon Cowell is gearing up for the premiere of his latest US show, The X Factor, coming in the fall. But for now, he’s telling GQ about his excitement over this new show and the boredom he experienced on American Idol.

About his new show, Cowell says he wants to “supersize” everything. About his old show, he says, “I was bored. But at the same time I had a deal with Fox, and you’ve got to do what you’ve been paid to do.”

Simon also says: “The first two or three years on Idol, I had a blast. And then, as it got more and more successful, I didn’t want to do it anymore. I just felt I was there being paid to do a role, and after a while that’s not very satisfying. So it was hard work the last couple of years. I wanted to do [The X Factor].”

So, Simon stayed on much longer than he wanted to, and kept amassing millions and millions of dollars for the gig. But before you call him greedy, at least he has great plans for the money once he dies.