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.

My father had a very violent temper, and he was never home. So I was kind of a mama's boy.

The imagination is precious. Don't lose it. Don't lose the child in you.

For me, it's never been an ego situation where I have been "I'm the boss; expletive you." It's always been a situation where someone comes to me and says "I can't tolerate working with you anymore" and I would admit sometimes I wouldn't blame them for that. But I also sometimes think I'm not that difficult to figure out. I don't really know what has driven people to be so angry and bitter - people like my old keyboard player Pogo, who I've known for such a long time. I feel bad for him, but there are grievances with everything.

I usually wake up far after breakfast. So I have no other choice but to go straight to dinner.

It wouldn't even make you gay if you had sex with Johnny Depp, 'cause it's Johnny Depp.

I try and take everyone's ideals, common morals, flip them around, make people look at them differently, question them, so that you're not always taking things for granted.