Sounds of the City

“The defining moment was when I was about to put on a pair of size 60 pants.” A man to his friend on a hike in Hollywood

“The evening is so hard to reconstruct.” A man standing outside his apartment in Hollywood wearing a sweatshirt, sneakers and socks, but no pants

“His ego walked in the door before he did.” A woman describing a young talent manager at a party in Beverly Hills

“We were robbed. The owner was shot. But your watch is ready.” A saleswoman at a jewelry repair shop to a customer

“She didn’t want to pay for dinner ‘cause the guy at the table next to hers was on his cellphone the whole time.” A restaurant manager talking to his waiter