Rufus Wainwright Quotes

There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.

I have a really adaptable face, but when I am just being me, people always think I am younger than I am.

I'm not the type of woman who shows off my body; I'm a vocalist and I'm a writer and I think people see that more so than they see anything else. That's just who I am.

I've not had a deliberate image makeover.

I get recognized more for my tattoos than my face.

I don't think I look like I do on the telly.

People know I take good bikini pictures, but I also want them to get to know who I am.

I think my body language and how I carry myself speaks for me as a person.

My problem is I don't have this incredible, hip image. I'm not some flamboyant or gorgeous-looking guy who's going to sell records based on his image.

I want to look good when people see me.

I don't consider myself enigmatic, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my public persona.

I'm probably the most introverted extrovert you'll ever meet. Up until I got this show I was constantly told, 'She was really good, but she's just not cute enough.'

I've always felt comfortable in front of a camera. Either you're good at it or you're not good at it.

I'm worried about looking like a bad person when, in fact, I try to be a good person. I don't like the public image that I've been dressed with and it worries me.

I wake up every day and look at my own ugly mug in the mirror and don't think twice about it. The fact that other people might want to look at me still feels funny. It's flattering, but funny.

If I wake up one day and people tell me I'm not sexy, I'm not going to stop making good music and having fun. That 'sex symbol' thing is typically part of being in the limelight. You better be very talented in your music, but it's good to be nice to look at, I guess.

Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.

I don't want to become a brand and I certainly don't want to have a persona.

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren't. I don't know if its the way you say it, or how you look.

I'd love for people to accept me just as me, but I know that I generate a strong response; I always have - my name, my looks, my size.

If I am ever in the spotlight, I want to look good.

My main motivation for staying in the spotlight at all is, I don't want to just be known for being involved in 'Playboy,' or having been Hugh Hefner's girlfriend - I hate that. I like to show I can do other things and take on other challenges. That's my main motivation.

The chance to be seen as a warm, witty guy is too good an opportunity for a politician to miss.

I'm trying to protect what I advertise. That's my stance on any kind of self-expression.

If I couldn't broadcast baseball games, I think I would make a good impression on people.