The idea of Marilyn Manson has been brewing in my head, one form or another, since I was about 12 years old at a Christian high school in Canton, Ohio.

If I think I weigh too much, I'll lose weight; if my hair looks stupid, I'll cut it. I guess I'm my harshest critic. I'm not easily satisfied.

For me it's very important to express my thoughts, the pictures I carry inside of me, maybe because it's important to get them out.

I'll pretend that I want you for what is on the inside.

I think confidence is the most appealing quality in any human being or any artist; that's what really attracts us to people.

I realized that I started writing songs to make people feel how I felt, rather than just making them feel something. That's not the way I should do things.

To me, Satan ultimately represents rebellion.