Rufus Wainwright Quotes

I'm your knight in shining armor. I'm here to save you from Linkin Park.

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.

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

“I was in the forest jumping around daffodils while everyone was high on heroin.”

“All humans realize they are loved when witnessing the dawn; early morning is the truimph of good over evil. Absolved by light we decide to go on.”

“I definitely was always expected and encouraged to be a songwriter from a very young age, ... But really it's because, as a child, I thought I was Judy Garland. And when I started out, I was a little nuts. I thought I was a classic, legendary superstar when only 10 people knew who I was. I feel in some ways that my confidence is misinterpreted as arrogance, which is understandable. But I've also always thought that false modesty is evil.”

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

I was in the forest jumping around daffodils while everyone was high on heroin.

“I'd be hanging out in my bathrobe all day, stinky, just writing, and my mom allowed me to do this-as long as I was writing songs. She said, 'As long as you're seriously working on music, I'll support you. Don't get a job, because if you work, it will crush you.'”