You know the question: 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' Answer: 'Practise?' Well, in my case, I got there by not practising. I didn't finish my music degree. And when I got into the pop world, I decided not to conform because I figured that the point of being an artist was that you shouldn't be like anyone else.

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 think my mother, more than anyone, knew the importance of inspiration. If it was occurring, you had to use it.

Rufus Wainwright Quotes