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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/when-i-was-about-five-my-dad-built-a-stage-for-me-in-our-basement-a/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

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## More by Paul Reubens

> [Yeah, this is what I think was a quality of movies, is you're in a group of people. You're sharing something with people. Whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/yeah-this-is-what-i-think-was-a-quality-of-movies-is-you-re-in-a/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [The first time I met Prince he invented me to his birthday party in Minneapolis. It was a costume party and I came as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/the-first-time-i-met-prince-he-invented-me-to-his-birthday-party-in/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [I think the first time I was on The David Letterman Show, he didn't quite know what to expect. I think people generally are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/i-think-the-first-time-i-was-on-the-david-letterman-show-he-didn-t/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [I've always been very interested in ensemble work. One reason why I don't go out and do a stand-up act is that I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/i-ve-always-been-very-interested-in-ensemble-work-one-reason-why-i/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [In my experience I haven't met too many uptight black people. I'm sure they're out there. Like I'm some big authority and I've lived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/in-my-experience-i-haven-t-met-too-many-uptight-black-people-i-m-sure/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/when-i-was-about-five-my-dad-built-a-stage-for-me-in-our-basement-a/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/i-remember-one-play-when-i-was-kid-was-about-this-murderous-mad/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [I'd love to work with Francis Ford Coppola. I met Coppola on an airplane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/i-d-love-to-work-with-francis-ford-coppola-i-met-coppola-on-an/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [It's the most natural progression for me to becoming a singing sensation next. And so many people have offered to be on it. Eddie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/it-s-the-most-natural-progression-for-me-to-becoming-a-singing/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [Look at me, I'm getting defensive about something that happened so many years ago, somebody said. I'll have to find out who that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/look-at-me-i-m-getting-defensive-about-something-that-happened-so/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [The public may think I'm weird. They may think I'm crazy or anything that anyone wants to think about me. That's all fine. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/the-public-may-think-i-m-weird-they-may-think-i-m-crazy-or-anything/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [The original suit was designed by a guy named Mr. Jay from Hollywood. But nowadays I'm having the suit duplicated. At this point I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/the-original-suit-was-designed-by-a-guy-named-mr-jay-from-hollywood/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/there-s-a-lotta-things-about-me-you-don-t-know-anything-about-dottie/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [But I don't know. Pee-wee just kind of popped out one day, pretty much fully fleshed-out and fully formed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/but-i-don-t-know-pee-wee-just-kind-of-popped-out-one-day-pretty-much/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

> [I think there's a danger that some people look at the success of my first movie as a fluke. So I want to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/i-think-there-s-a-danger-that-some-people-look-at-the-success-of-my/)

[Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/)

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