Peter Tork (Peter Halsten Thorkelson) Quotes
It was so much fun to do, play the blues and then play a Monkees' set on the same night.
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I get half a million just to show up at parties. My life is, like, really, really fun.
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Tarantino is the coolest damn guy; he's just so much fun to work with. He might be the best director I've ever worked with. He just seems to know how to do it and he knows how to make you feel good about it. He's having so much fun you start having fun. You can't help it.
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It was so much fun to do, play the blues and then play a Monkees' set on the same night.
