Marilyn Manson

“In the end we're all Jerry Springer Show guests, really, we just haven't been on the show.”

“Jesus is a half-naked guy, hanging, nailed to a cross, and then people wear that around their neck, and then those are the people that are upset about violence in movies.”

“When I turned about 14, I developed a friendship with this guy whose mom was the secretary to Ernest Angley, the faith healer, who's very popular in the Midwest. He had a television show, an...”

“Fear is something I instill in other people, mostly young girls.”

“The person who thinks I worship the devil and kill animals is just as important as someone who makes an interpretation that's closer to what I intended.”

“I was an extra on 21 Jump Street when I was 19 years old.”

“I don't need to drive. I have no business driving. I would never be able to find my keys.”

“When I finish a picture I don't show it to anyone if I feel it's not good enough yet. I've learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it's the biggest success if they like it.”

“For me, the key to longevity - and immortality, in a sense - has to do with transformation.”

“When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?”

“Find out what's really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference.”

“I never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a difference.”

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

“Marilyn Manson is a mockery of American pop culture.”

“When I was stalking my special lady friend on MySpace, people would always say, 'Is this really Marilyn Manson or some kind of psycho?' And I'm like, 'Both.'”

“I don't want to feel like I've matured. That's a stupid word that I never want to use.”

“The first time I performed musically, I threw up.”

“I'm someone who is open-minded to new experiences because they teach you new things.”

“I'm not a masochist. I'm simply into trying to enjoy what I do, because otherwise there's no point.”

“If you want break it down, rock and roll is about saying what you can't say in normal life to girls, so you have to say it in songs.”