For me, the key to longevity - and immortality, in a sense - has to do with transformation.
Marilyn MansonWhen I was a kid I think the thing I remembered most about The Exorcist was Linda Blair being possessed by the devil, and how scary that was. It had a lot of parallels for me because the movie was challenging different ideas about faith and it was looking at religion in a darker way. Growing up I was afraid of being possessed by the devil, as an adult I'm afraid of being possessed by the world, by ignorance, and not holding on to my beliefs and what I feel strongly about.
Marilyn MansonUltimately, because I'm an artist, I can't ever consider myself a nihilist, so I suppose I'm optimistic.
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