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“I wasn't a great improviser when I started there; I'm not really up on current events. I would always just mug, just try to get my laughs from making faces. So I decided to do a character who should never have become a comic - somebody you would see at the Comedy Store and go, "This person is never going to make it."”

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Paul Reubens

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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