Sounds of the City

“Hollywood’s like high school, but this time I’m prepared.”

A man to a friend in Westwood

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“She belts out a song about hair every morning at the top of her lungs.”

A woman pointing to the window of a neighbor on the Westside

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“If she were an animal, she’d be a fox terrier.”

A woman to a friend in Hollywood

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“His breath could’ve melted my face.”

A woman recalling a recent date in Marina del Rey.

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“I’m calling about the doughnut issue.”

A producer’s assistant on a cellphone in Beverly Hills

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“I couldn’t tell if he was homeless or a hipster.”

A woman at a club in Hollywood

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“I got a new girlfriend --she’s a Panasonic flat-screen TV.”

A man to friends in Hollywood

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“You could surf on the wave in his hair.”

A woman dissing in Hollywood