A character in Head (1968)

Peter Tork quotes from Head (1968)

Peter Tork
Played by Peter Tork Head (1968) · 22 quotes

Tied for most-quoted character in Head (1968): in 5 of its 22 quotes
Most scenes with: Micky (3), Davy Jones (2)

A line from Peter Tork

Well, let me tell you one thing son. Nobody ever lends money to a man with a sense of humor.

Scenes with Peter Tork

4 scenes
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?

Nothing? You know nothing?

Peter

That's right.

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.

Peter

Everybody's where they wanna be.

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

Peter

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

Ask me how does it feel.

Peter

What?

Ask me how does it feel.

Peter

How does it feel?

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.

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

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! [embarrassed murmur from party guests] And I'll tell you something else too: the same thing goes for Christmas. [shocked gasps from the guests] Well, how 'bout THEM apples!

Crowd

We want the Monkees! We want the Monkees! Peter, Davy, Micky, Mike, oh god! Here they come!!!

Hello everybody. How is it going today?

Crowd
(cheering)
Michael

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.

[The Monkees grab their instruments.]

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
(cheering wildly once again)


[The Monkees started playing "Circle Sky". The crowd goes wild.]

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