According to Reuters.com
The Emmy-award winning comedian and talk show host makes her long-awaited debut on "American Idol" on Tuesday night, replacing Paula Abdul on the four-judge panel.
"He (Cowell) is going to be challenge. He is Simon and I am me, and we both are completely different people. So I think it is going to be as they say, good television," DeGeneres told "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS FM Los Angeles radio show.
"I think he is a funny guy. I think he is a smart guy. I like Simon. Like, on Wednesday I like him. I think...", she added.
DeGeneres, 52, told celebrity TV show "Extra" that in her first "Idol" appearances -- when hopefuls from nationwide auditions compete in Hollywood -- she is sitting next to Cowell, with songwriter Kara DioGuardi on her other side.
But she said that in future shows she "would like to be on the end" with record producer Randy Jackson sitting next to her and Cowell furthest away.
"I know what it feels like to stand on stage and try to impress a group of people," she told Seacrest. "I was judged very harshly for a long time and...I went through a process of auditions and rejection, so I do tend to be compassionate.
"But at the same time I want to be really honest and sometimes the best way for me to be honest is to use humor."
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