Quotes by Marilyn Manson

“When you're in a relationship, if you just break it down to regular terms, people are attracted to something, and that's what they want you to be, and that's what you should just be, and for me, it...”

“There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.”

“I was married to someone who wanted me to change. Become more adult, more responsible. I began not to like myself, not like what I do. I lost my identity. Everything began collapsing around me.”

“If one more 'journalist' makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans' help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom ...”

“We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.”

“My dad being a salesman taught me you can sell anybody anything if you've got the ability to believe.”

“My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.”

“If you act like a rock star you will be treated like one.”

“I knew that I was supposed to respond with some kind of mannered phrase that ended with "hail Satan," but I couldn't bring myself to do so. It seemed too empty and ritualistic, like wearing a unifo...”

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

“If Satan wasn't around, churches would go out of business.”

“You might find me outside with a can of hair spray, spraying it with the hope that the sun will burn a hole in the Earth. Another part of me hopes people will grow up and evolve and get smarter. Th...”

“When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.”

“The difference between me as Brian Warner or Marilyn Manson is just words. Same personality, sensibility, sense of humor, behavior. He is me.”

“I remember growing up, saying you’re an artist it sounds pretentious but now it’s one of the only dignified things that you can call yourself.”

“The death of one is a tragedy, but death of a million is just a statistic.”

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