Peter Tokofsky of the Getty Museum is a native of Los Angeles, which mystified his fellow Zócalo panelist, Wolfram Putz. “He was saying you can’t find a real Angeleno in Los Angeles,” Tokofsky joked. “And I said everyone I grew up with was one.” Read more about Tokofsky below.
Q. What music have you listened to today?
A. I was listening to Haydn today because I went with students to a concentration camp and I needed to find a peaceful space afterward.
Q. What is the last thing that inspired you?
A. I was inspired this week by various tour guides looking at interesting historical and artistic sites.
Q. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A. A veterinarian.
Q. What is your favorite cocktail?
A. Margarita.
Q. What is your greatest extravagance?
A. Food.
Q. If you could take only one more journey, where would you go?
A. Somewhere I’ve never been.
Q. What is your favorite thing about Los Angeles?
A. It’s home.
Q. What profession would you like to practice in your next life?
A. I think I’d like to be a teacher, but teach something different.
Q. What is your most prized material possession?
A. My house.
Q. Who is the one person living or dead whom you would most like to meet for a drink?
A. Charlie Chaplin.
To read more about Tokofsky’s panel on Los Angeles and Berlin, click here.
*Photo by Aaron Salcido.