Sounds of the City

“How was your sensory deprivation?”

One man to another at a backyard party in Venice

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“It was so hot, it was a swedding.”

A man describing a recent event to a friend in Hollywood

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“I think he’s a really good actor as long as he doesn’t have lines.”

A man in Pasadena critiquing a performance

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“I’m lousy, but quick.”

An actor exiting an audition in Santa Monica

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“They divorced over a pink skirt.”

A woman to a friend in the Miracle Mile

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“I’m assuming anything on a stick is meat.”

A woman at a reception in a downtown L.A. theater

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“Oh, she’s fine. Well, she did fall on her head the other day.”

A man in the Hollywood Hills describing his wife after she had surgery