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" In retrospect, I'm really shocked at how far I put my heart out there on the line with 'Prima Donna'. I seem to have this knack for being able to accomplish that. "

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" I wish I could just relax sometimes and make some money, but I always feel like I have to prove some kind of big, profound point. "

Rufus Wainwright

Sometimes

Wish

Feel

" 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 love being not cool. "

" 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 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. "

" For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland or pop, I've deliberately sought those things out. I've never wanted to do the same things over and over. Some think I've accomplished what I set out to do, and others consider me a dilettante. "

Rufus Wainwright

Curious

Always

" I have never cooked a meal in my life and always end up paying for dozens of people to eat with me. "

" 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 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. "

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

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

" When I wrote the opera, I made a deal with myself that for at least an hour a day I would work on it, even if it meant just sitting on my piano bench, staring into space and thinking about it. It's about keeping it regular, like your bowel movements - let's get real: it's your bodily artistic movements! It comes from the same place. "

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

Rufus Wainwright

Mundane

Make

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 think we could all be a bit more elitist. "

Rufus Wainwright

Elitist

I Think

" I'm a big fan of the Pre-Raphaelites. Millais, Edward Burne-Jones, and I realised recently that my music is Pre-Raphaelite in a certain way, in that it reinvents an older era and romanticises it, puts it in this gilded frame. "

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

" There's prejudice everywhere. I don't think the music industry is as bad as the movie industry. But I have taken a few hits over the years for my sexuality, and for being honest about my life. In the end, it's the music that rules the roost. "

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

" I am ridiculously high-maintenance. "

Rufus Wainwright

I Am

Ridiculously

" 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'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. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm very fit on tour. I try to eat well, try to sleep. But it's still rock n' roll. "

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