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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
Out
Bricks
Existence
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" Looking back, one of the things I love most about my mom was that she never, ever relented. She stuck to her guns right up until the end. She wasn't abusive, but she was never that thrilled that I was gay. "
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" I think everybody identified at a pretty young age that I was fairly entranced with myself. And that I had to be tempered. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" After years of hotels, I'm horribly inept at cleaning up after myself. "
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" One of the main destructive forces within our family has been these runaway egos. I think if you look at any show business family, that struggle exists. "
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" Every video I do is over budget by the time I walk on set. I am massively extravagant in my personal habits. "
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