“Why would I, in a million years, want to do anything even remotely having to do with child molestation on a children's show? See, I take having a kids' show real seriously. I think it's an enormous responsibility.” ThinkingWantYearsChildrenRealShowsKidsResponsibilityMillionsEnormousMolestation Author:Paul Reubens
“When I was about five my dad built a stage for me in our basement. A full stage, with a curtain, a backdrop and a dressing room. There were three colored spotlights - a red one, a white one, and a blue one. Blue was for nighttime scenes, and red was for when we were in hell. If the neighborhood kids wanted to use the stage, they had to incorporate me into the play.” IfsPlayUseKidsWantedThreeWhiteRoomsHellFiveStageDadSceneBuiltRedBlueMy DadNeighborhoodCurtainsDressingsSpotlightBasementsNighttimeDressing RoomsBackdrop Author:Paul Reubens
“I remember one play [when I was kid] was about this murderous mad scientist, and my whole part was to be the guy who got thrown into a vat of acid as the curtain went up. I was very pissed off at these older kids; they'd outsmarted me.” PlayWholeKidsRememberGuyScientistMadThrownCurtainsAcidPissed OffMad ScientistVat Author:Paul Reubens
“I was looking for a last name that was a first name. Growing up, I knew a kid who was the most obnoxious kid I ever knew, and his last name was Herman.” FirstsKidsLastsNamesGrowing UpGrowingObnoxious Author:Paul Reubens
“I take having a kids' show real seriously. I think it's an enormous responsibility.” ThinkingRealShowsKidsResponsibilityEnormous Author:Paul Reubens
“I've always felt like a kid, and I still feel like a kid, and I've never had any problem tapping into my childhood, and my kid side. And I think that's a very universal thing, I don't think it's unique to me at all. People I've talked to in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s have all told me "You know, I still feel 20." So I don't expect that I'm going to be any different.” PeopleThinkingDifferentProblemKidsChildhoodUnique Author:Paul Reubens
“There were just things in Disney movies that probably were too scary for kids.” KidsScary Author:Paul Reubens
“I've always felt like a kid, and I still feel like a kid, and I've never had any problem tapping into my childhood, and my kid side.” FeelsStillsProblemKidsFeltSidesChildhoodTapping Author:Paul Reubens
“I'm just trying to illustrate that it's okay to be different - not that it's good, not that it's bad, but that it's all right. I'm trying to tell kids to have a good time and to encourage them to be creative and to question things.” TryingDifferentKidsCreativeOkayGood TimesBe CreativeHaving A Good Time Author:Paul Reubens
