Top 101 Quotes by Rufus Wainwright

I definitely try to broaden the scope of music. I don't know if it's pop or classical or what, but I'm religiously challenging myself all the time, for better or for worse.

I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.

I still believe that love is the most powerful force in the world, even though I am yet to experience it fully.

For me, the iPhone is harder than reading Faust.

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

As an artist, you put so much into what you do and it can all be torn down in a nanosecond.

I very much faced my mother's death with hard, arduous and time-consuming labor. The more I would do, the less I would feel.

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.

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.

There is this church that I go to a lot in New York. I'm not religious but I love lighting candles and stuff. I find it useful.