Peter Tork Quotes

Peter Everybody's where they wanna be.

Micky That is a particularly inept thing to say, Peter, considering that we are in a vacuum cleaner.

Peter We were talking with the Master regarding the nature of conceptual reality. Psychologically speaking, the human mind, or brain or whatever, is almost incapable of distinguishing between the real and the vividly imagined experience. Sound and film and music and radio. Even these manipulative experiences are received more or less directly and uninterpretive by the mind. They are cataloged and recorded and either acted upon directly, or stored in the memory, or both. Now this process, unless we pay it tremendous attention, begins to separate us from the reality of the now. Am I being clear? For we must allow the reality of the now to just happen, as it happens. Observe and act with clarity. For where there is clarity, there is no choice. And where there is choice, there is misery. But then, why should I speak, since I know nothing?

Davy Nothing? You know nothing?

Peter That's right.

Davy You mean to tell me we've been here sitting listening to you and you know nothing?

Peter Don't you see, David? It doesn't matter whether we're in the box or not.

Davy Give me a "W"!!

Crowd W!!!

Peter Give me an "A"!!

Crowd A!!!

Micky Give me an "R"!!

Crowd R!!!

Michael What does it spell?

Crowd WAR!!!

Crowd We want the Monkees! We want the Monkees!

Davy Hello everybody. How is it going today?

Crowd Wooooooohoooo!!!

Davy Great. And now, we are going to bring you a song for the audience, and it's called... "Circle Sky".

Peter So, we have to get our instruments ready.

Micky And there we go.

Michael That should do it, Micky. All right everybody, let's get this party started, and make... lots... of... NOISE!

Crowd YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Peter Hey, Mike, son of a gun, a millionaire at 25.

Mike Ask me how does it feel.

Peter What?

Mike Ask me how does it feel.

Peter How does it feel?

Mike I'll tell you how it feels. I don't like it, that's how it feels! I don't like surprises, I don't like all these people jumping around and shouting, wha - I don't even wanna HEAR what you're saying! Because you know what you're saying to me? You're saying "Happy Birthday" and you're jumping out of the walls and it's scaring me to death, and I'm supposed to be HAPPY about that.

Micky Aww, come on, Mike. Be a good sport.

Mike Well, WHO NEEDS IT? Who needs surprises, and pajamas. You want to throw a birthday party, you don't kidnap me, you send me an invitation. Besides, I probably would have been happier where I was, sleeping. "Happy birthday"... HAH! And I'll tell you something else too: the same thing goes for Christmas. Well, how bout THEM apples!