Sounds of the City

“Well, find yourself another short filmmaker who’s not gonna pay you any money.�

A director preempts an actress’ rejection of a role over lunch on Westwood Boulevard

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“I didn’t even know I had a car alarm.�

A man scurries toward his honking Cadillac in Venice

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“If the sprinklers stopped, everything in L.A. would die.�

One man to another during a hike in Runyon Canyon

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“How much for Botox?�

A woman standing in a flu shot queue at an emergency medical center in Brentwood

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“That’s because you bought plums.�

A woman to a friend who complained the nectarines weren’t as good as the day before

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“You have lost all verbal privileges.�

A man to his female roommate during an argument in their Miracle Mile apartment