Rufus Wainwright Quotes & Sayings

“Life is a game and true love is a trophy.”

“There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.”

“I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older until I drop dead of beauty.”

“My cheeks explode when I smile. That's why I have to look so nonplussed.”

“Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be.”

“I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.”

“In the present world, this technological, psychotic, politicised, nonsensical world, you have to believe that the good guys are going to win! That evil will be banished somehow!”

“I definitely consider 'Poses' - the whole album in fact - to be kind of a miracle. Like the last breath of that moment when decadence is healthy, 'Poses' encapsulates that feeling. It's a kind of song and a kind of album that I'll never be able to repeat.”

“Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you.”

“I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you.”