Art Quote by Rufus Wainwright

I have an ounce of Lady Gaga's full-bodied ambition.

— Rufus Wainwright

I definitely consider 'Poses' - the whole album in fact - to be kind of a miracle. Like the last breath of that moment…

— Rufus Wainwright

You know the question: 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' Answer: 'Practise?' Well, in my case, I got there by not practising. I…

— Rufus Wainwright

I've had my ups and downs, and I definitely have a sense - in America, especially - that once you've made your mark and…

— Rufus Wainwright

I'll always be a boulevardier. I have an extreme reverence and romantic longing for all that is decrepit and fatalistic.

— Rufus Wainwright

I'm very blessed, mainly because even though my family is mostly in show business, it's really centered around music. My parents were very successful…

— Rufus Wainwright

Growing up, for years and years I had no idea what the plots of operas were, and that's part of what fascinated me -…

— Rufus Wainwright

Once illness strikes, you realize there's not a lot of time for you to do what you really need to do. And there's no…

— Rufus Wainwright

I basically have needed to go to the piano and give voice periodically to, you know - I'm always afraid to describe it as…

— Rufus Wainwright

And you will believe in love And all that it's supposed to be But just until the fish start to smell And you're struck…

— Rufus Wainwright

It's about how whenever I fall in love, I have these expectations of the experience being a perfect dream, which, of course, ruins it.…

— Rufus Wainwright

Crazy as it sounds, I'm a believer in destiny and serendipity, and I have had cosmic experiences all my life. Something told me I…

— Rufus Wainwright