"Amazingly, by way of a mutual friend of his son Christian, I learned that even Marlon Brando thought Pee-wee was a real person! He couldn't believe I was an actor who had created that persona-which is maybe the highest benediction."

 (Paul Reubens, pseudonimo di Paul Rubenfeld, attore; Peekskill, 27 agosto 1952 – 30 luglio 2023)