“My cheeks explode when I smile. That's why I have to look so nonplussed.”
Rufus Wainwright“I'm very much a romantic. I'm highly attuned to an older sensibility, which I believe is alive and well. We're not that far ahead of the Romantic Age in society.”
Rufus Wainwright“The Germany I was enthused with was more old fashioned and kind of romantic. I just got there, and the next thing you know, I had this huge gilded album. It was kind of an amazing experience because I didn't intend it to be that way.”
Rufus Wainwright“My cheeks explode when I smile. That's why I have to look so nonplussed.”
Rufus Wainwright“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.”
Rufus Wainwright“My mother's songs are really turning out to be masterpieces. I have inherited this incredible legacy and am so fortunate to bathe in her sensibilities. It is tinged with tragedy. I'd much rather she was here in person, but there is still a positive force to come out of her death and that is having the gift of music that she gave.”
Rufus Wainwright“Places that have experienced great defeat experience a kind of rebirth, which I think America has to do - unless we want to get more decrepit. I don't think we have to destroy the place totally.”
Rufus Wainwright“I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.”
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