The Monkees (TV Series)

One Man Shy (1966)

Micky Dolenz: Micky

Quotes 

• Ronnie Farnsworth : I thought you gentlemen might like to know I found your music primitive, grotesque and ugly.

  Micky : But it sure keeps your foot tappin', don't it?

  [Plays a drum roll] 

• Valerie Cartwright : Just thought I'd stop by and see what music you'll be playing at the party.

  Micky : Oh, well I thought we'd start out with, eh, 'Last train to Portrait'.

• Micky : Remember, talk music, books and politics.

  [Leaves Peter and Valerie alone] 

  Peter : I read an interesting music about books and politics today... it was very interesting.

• Micky : [as a stockbroker]  You heard of the New York stock exchange?

  Valerie Cartwright : Why, yes.

  Micky : Well, he owns the New Tork stock exchange.

• Ronnie Farnsworth : Yachtsmen, brokers, tailors, hah! They are just fifth rate musicians.

  Micky : Third rate musicians!

• Mike : Would you believe that the Peter we all know and love has now turned into a wolf in sheeps clothing?

  Micky : Which just goes to prove: you can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. If you have enough good silk.

  Davy : Which proves more than ever, it's not how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose.

• Valerie Cartwright : [Refering to Peter]  Is he very wealthy?

  Micky : [Mickey as stock broker]  WEALTHY? Why he smokes ten cigars a day and lights them with 100 dollar bills!

  Valerie Cartwright : That's an expensive habit...

  Micky : Well, not really, he gets the cigars wholesale.