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“It's a lot easier to say you're a comic than a performance artist.”

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Paul Reubens, born on August 27, 1952, is a renowned American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He gained widespread popularity for his role as Barney Thomas in the television series 'Pee-wee's Playhouse'. more

“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.”

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“If you change the society and a culture, the politics will follow.”

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Author:Andrew Sullivan

“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.”

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Author:Paul Reubens

“I'm the person with the final say on everything. I really love being in that position.”

Persons Love Is Position Finals

Author:Paul Reubens

“It's also one thing to see a celebrity or some kind of character on a TV show being gay. It's a totally different thing when you know your husband... not your husband, but your brother or your friend or the dude you hung out in high school was gay. I mean, that is what changes people's minds, what changes people's minds.”

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Author:Andrew Sullivan

“I can sit in the room with the other writers and just keep saying no until there's something I really like or until I come up with something. In that respect the proportion of what's mine and what's other people's is controlled by me. It isn't even fair to talk about.”

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