I`m not a slave to a god that doesn`t exist.

If you act like a rock star, you will be treated like one

In a sense, terrorism blossomed in the advent of television. Television promotes terrorism in religion and in politics.

We are the things and shapes to come, your freedom's not free of dumb.

If I were in a room full of people, I'd rather be the person who is more interesting than the one who is wallpaper.

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.

I am a character, so that's the problem. There are many, many levels to how I behave. Some people might associate being Marilyn Manson as having lipstick on, but I don't really have some sort of other lifestyle.