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" I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and Strauss before me. I think my work could fit very nicely into musicals, though. "

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" I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well. "

Rufus Wainwright

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" 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 time like the present. "

" I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things in songwriting is definitely friction between the words and the melody. "

" 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. "

" Life is a game and true love is a trophy. "

" My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive. "

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

" The moment something happens to one you love, it's twenty times more intense. You experience pain and enlightenment on a much vaster scale. "

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

" The artist who gave me the most inspiration and direction, especially as a singer - and I absolutely consider myself a singer, 100 percent - is Nina Simone. She's my ultimate pianist-singer-type person. "

" 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. "

" I came out of the closet very young, and I had to cut my teeth pretty fast. "

" 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 twists and turns of an artistic career. "

" I have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money. "

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

" Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't. "

" Let the little fairy in you fly! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I find so many songwriters today are missing an element... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the other way around. "

" I think I've done a pretty fantastic job, but of course I want to sell millions of records. "

" I am regarded as a usurper, as an imposter and dilettante, because I do technically come from the wrong side of the tracks in musical terms. "

" I made the decision to take on board the critical feedback. Reviews are something you can easily ignore as a performer or writer but I chose to not ignore them here and I think that I benefited. I think I'm stronger for it - and I have a tougher skin as a result. "

" When I'm in the classical world, I really treat it as exactly classical and I don't try and spruce it up or jazz it up or make it easier for the masses. "

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

Rufus Wainwright

Mundane

Make

" I have a good face for what I do. "

Rufus Wainwright

Face

Good

" 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. "

" I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth. "

" I am ridiculously high-maintenance. "

Rufus Wainwright

I Am

Ridiculously