Rufus Wainwright Quotes

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

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  Wonderful, Moments, Humour

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• I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.

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  Fabulous, Mundane, I Can

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output.

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  Writing, Creating, Needs

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• All humans realize they are loved when witnessing the dawn; early morning is the triumph of good over evil. Absolved by light we decide to go on.

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  Morning, Light, Evil

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• That will to love is very powerful. But it doesn't always win.

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  Powerful, Winning, Love Is

  "Rufus Wainwright: 'I was looking right into her face when my mother died'". Interview with Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. February 20, 2010.

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• 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.

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  Believe, Cutting, Nudge Nudge

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's 'War and Peace' everyday.

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  Peace, War, Dramatic Life

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

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  Being Pretty, Uncool

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• Musically I'm able to keep going, because it's not about money and it's not about success. It's a challenge.

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  Challenges, Able, About Success

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• For me, the iPhone is harder than reading Faust.

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  Reading, Iphone, Faust

  Interview with Caryn Ganz, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 3, 2009.

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• I really do fear that I'm dying I really do fear that I'm dead I saw it in your eyes what I'm looking for I saw it in your eyes what will make me live.

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  Eye, Dying, Saws

  Song: The Tower Of Learning, Album: Poses

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• Let the little fairy in you fly!

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  Littles, Fairy

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• I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.

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  Running, Thinking, People

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• Mowing your lawn is against nature.

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  Mowing, Lawns

  "Politically Incorrect" with Bill Maher, August 2001.

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• My parents were serious working musicians, but they were not stars - not like pop stars that you have now. They had to make a living and that meant touring, working hard, going on the road - and we were roped in.

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  Stars, Parent, Musician

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• I just think it's better to have ideas. I mean, you can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier, people die for them, people kill for them.

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  Mean, Thinking, Ideas

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• I am undefinable. I don't fit into any particular category.

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  Fit, Categories, Particular

  "Rufus Wainwright's got a full plate". Interview with J.D. Considine, beta.theglobeandmail.com. April 17, 2012.

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• My greatest experiences in the theatre and the most religious experiences in my life - of which going to the opera is one for me - have been with the Romantic composers' repertoire: it's Wagner, it's Strauss, Verdi, Puccini. That era gets me every time.

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  Religious, Theatre, Opera

  "Rufus Wainwright on Passion, Opera and Taking Care of the Earth". Interview with Kristi York Wooten, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. May 1, 2014.

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• When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing a song is the purest part of all. No one can mess with that.

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  Song, Writing, Fire

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• I've had my ups and downs, and I definitely have a sense - in America, especially - that once you've made your mark and gotten your Rolling Stone piece and your Grammy nomination, that they're on to the next piece of meat, and they don't necessarily like to follow the twistsand turns of an artistic career. Throwing an opera at them is something they have to notice. There's nothing subtle about it.

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  Careers, America, Meat

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• My love of classical hit pretty early. I was 13 when it occurred, and that was really the only music I listened to for many, many years. I went to a conservatory, but I always knew I would be in the pop world, because A) it was more fun and B) you didn't have to practice as much and you could go out more. But I immediately saw this opportunity to inject my material with these sounds that most members of my generation really didn't know about, so it was a great way to differentiate myself from the pack.

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  Fun, Opportunity, Practice

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I think my imagination and my passions are still firing away, but it's really the body that starts to make up the rules. It's not a major problem; it's just when you get a little older you realize how much your body thanks you when you are good to it.

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  Thank You, Passion, Thinking

  "If Music Be the Food of Love, Play on, Rufus Wainwright". Interview with Jacob Blickenstaff, www.motherjones.com. June 25, 2016.

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• I would love to have a number one hit. The truth is if I don't get one, I'll be fine, but at the same time, the truth is that I'm dying for one, as well. But it's worth a shot, I think, while I still have cheekbones.

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  Thinking, Dying, Truth Is

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, "Oh, you know, I'm really not that good. Oh, I can't believe I'm here." I find it vaguely sinister, even.

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  Hate, Believe, Artist

  "Rufus and Martha Wainwright on Family Memories, Jealousy, and Fame". Interview with Miranda Siegel, www.vulture.com. February 19, 2013.

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• Opera needs to be a total escape from real life. To relate to what we're going through today is fine and dandy, but it's really about being transported and completely swept away by a romantic notion.

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  Real, Needs, Opera

  "Rufus Wainwright on Passion, Opera and Taking Care of the Earth". Interview with Kristi York Wooten, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. May 1, 2014.

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