The genius of art finds sanctuary among children and madmen to survive.That is who we are.

There's a certain group of people who are always going to dislike me and disagree with whatever I say.

I talked to Snoop Doggy Dog today. Well I'm not sure if you could really call it talked because I could hardly understand what he was saying. But i think he was trying to communicate was that he wanted to work with me in some sort of capacity and something involving marijuana.

Everybody feels like [a misfit] at different points in their life. If you feel like who you are is right for you, then you are beautiful.

Art is a big question mark.

Marilyn Manson has always been intended to confuse some, anger some and make some people feel at home. There's no way to misunderstand what I do - but everyone can understand it differently. That's the only way I've learned to embrace art - it has to be a question mark, not an answer.

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.