Marilyn Manson

When I finish a picture I don't show it to anyone if I feel it's not good enough yet. I've learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it's the biggest success if they like it.

We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.

My first memories of religion were being taken to Episcopal church. My father was Catholic, but my mother, I believe, was Episcopal. So I sort of veered off into the watered-down version of Catholicism.

The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people know about certain concepts they wouldn't have previously.

What I know is my music gets blamed for school shootings.

I decided to make music again at a time when I couldn't have had more obstacles.

Music is the strongest form of magic.

My goal isn't to make money, it's to try and survive and make a point.

Marriage changes everything.

When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?

I am drawn to women who are independent and creative, which is problematic because it's a struggle, a competition of careers. There's jealousy.

If one more 'journalist' makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans' help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech.

When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.

If what you do is being threatened as a profession, that could be scary. But that's the same reason why I walked out on stage many times after receiving death threats. I couldn't live without doing what I wanted to do. So at the same time I have to be willing to die for it.

My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.

As a kid I had buck teeth and braces and acne. I hated what I saw. I'm still not comfortable, but that's why I change and adapt the way I look.

I was married to someone who wanted me to change. Become more adult, more responsible. I began not to like myself, not like what I do. I lost my identity. Everything began collapsing around me.

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.

Sometimes you feel awkward being what you're best at, you feel like you have to be something new.

The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.