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...Where did the character Pee-wee come from...
...first started doing Pee-wee when I was part of the Groundlings [a Los Angeles improvisational group]. His development was one of those organic things. The director and founder of the Groundlings knew I was looking for a suit for Pee-wee to wear, and he had one. It was too small, which made it perfect. The voice came to me one day, and someone gave me a bow tie that was tiny. Then Pee-wee started to emerge fully formed and ready to be born. I spent many years trying to make the public think that Pee-wee Herman...
...wee was sort of a man-child...
...There was always a dichotomy in him. People said he was innocent but had a dark devilish side. He could be gracious and also very selfish. When I started out, I was always asked how old Pee-wee was, but I never wanted to attach an age to him. If it worked as a man trying to act like a kid, or a kid trying to act like a man, that was okay...
...Will you ever be Pee-wee again...