well , it is and it's not . the city of l . a . is much bigger and more diverse than i had expected . there are people here from all over the country and all over world , like new york . i've heard people say that in l . a . , everyone is from somewhere else . tha's partly true . so , i've met all kinds of people here . what i'm realizing is that the picture of l . a . that's in movies only represents a small segment of the city .