I like playing people who are so afraid and ashamed of who they are and so disgusted by everyone around them that they decide to become the ultimate extreme of what they`re afraid they are.
Things were all about appearances. We were supposed to be socialites when we grew up. She`s not like that now, but my mother used to say things like, `When you`re older, you can go on a scotch-and-steak- diet`. My dad was also very image-conscious. [On be...
[About Marilyn Manson`s band] "I hate the things they preach. They found a gimmick that sells. The fact that they`re making money off all these teenage kids who actually believe in their message is disgusting."
Everybody asked, `How do you feel about playing a bitch?` And I`d say, `If you knew anything about human nature, you`d realize that for this girl, being like that is a total front for being unhappy`.