Marilyn Manson is a criticism of gimmickry, while being itself a gimmick.

Sell your soul to yourself. You'll make more money.

It's my job to be the Pierrot, the clown, in the theatrical sense.

I do have a lot of sexual imagery in my performance. But I don't think it's ever encouraging anyone to have sex. I think I just show my own sexuality, but I don't think I've ever really written about having sex or anything like that.

Spare time is like spare change. It's hard to quantify, the definition of that phrase. What do I do when I'm not onstage singing, or sleeping, with or without someone else? I watch movies.

I dare you all to write one more thing that you won't say to my face. Because I will make you say it. In that manner. That is a threat.

I say no to drugs, but they don't listen.