'I feel that physical beauty connects to the depths of our animalistic selves, and I don't know whether that's good or bad or what. but it's very confusing.'

'I think it's a good, alone-in-the-middle-of-the-day type of a record. Or very late at night, with a whole bunch of friends after you've sort of had your fill …

'It is a great tragedy that Rufus Wainwright is gay.' (responding to screaming female fan)

'I, like, would run into walls and stuff. I was INSANE.' ~ Rufus on his childhood

Love of beauty is really only the sex instinct, which nothing but complete union satisfies.

It seems appropriate to me to state According to a venerable and agreeable custom, That I love a beautiful lady.Her eyes, Monsignore, Are so blue that they put…

You'll keep looking around for something, something you were looking for, but you can't find it, and you can't remember what it was.