Top 101 Quotes by Rufus Wainwright

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

I have this horrible, horrible habit of going on YouTube and checking out comments about what I do.

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.

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.

I do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player - I'm not.

You get to a certain age, and you feel the need to reward yourself just for existing.

'Prima Donna' is my kind of love song to opera but it's not the full experience.

My mother had a lot of parties when I was a child. There'd always be a moment when she would place me on the upright piano and have me sing Somewhere 'Over the Rainbow'.

I want to carve out a serious period of time to focus on the next opera without any distractions. And to do that you need money.

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