Imagine Quote by Stephen Hillenburg

“I was just looking at a packet that had SpongeBob…” quote by Stephen Hillenburg — Download Open image

“I was just looking at a packet that had SpongeBob thong underwear, so it goes farther than I would imagine.”

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When I pitched the show, I made this special seashell. You could pick it up and hear me singing, 'Spongeboy, Spongeboy!' I also made…

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I eventually thought of SpongeBob, but he needed a last name - SquarePants came to mind.

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Laurel and Hardy are among my strongest influences, and I think they're perfect examples of two naive, kid-like characters that are still funny today.…

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Anyone who knows me knows that I will continue to work on 'SpongeBob SquarePants' and my other passions for as long as I am…

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On TV, it is more efficient to use voice-over people because it is really hard to get celebrity voices to recur in a series.

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In the show, the whole point of the fast food - the fact that SpongeBob loves being part of the fast-food chain and that…

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I studied marine biology, even taught marine science before I got into animation, so I had an interest in that field and those animals.

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When you set out to do a show about a sponge, you can't anticipate this kind of craze. We just try to make ourselves…

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Everybody's got some fascination with undersea life, don't you think?

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The characters are likable. Even the villainous Plankton - he's still flawed, and you still root for him, in a way, and the style…

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I knew I wanted to create a character who was nerdy and kind of square, so when I drew a square sponge, everything came…

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I thought, well, what about a show that stars undersea creatures, and some of the ones you rarely see animated. So, from there, I…

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