In the 1977 film “Annie Hall” — which, for you kids, is like “(500) Days of Summer” but good — Woody Allen’s Alvy says to Diane Keaton’s Annie, of Los Angeles, “I don’t want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light.”
Haters gonna hate. But every year bazillions of freshly scrubbed actors arrive in L.A. with their headshots, their Proactiv, and their dreams of making it so big that they one day get the chance to make fun of L.A. in a Woody Allen picture (or land a series-regular role on “NCIS: Los Angeles”).
Perhaps you, dear reader, are one of those bazillions. To you, we say welcome. Also, we say it’s time to get down to business. If you’ve got your Westside Rentals membership and know not to walk into Starbucks without your hair coiffed and your skinny jeans on, you’re off to a great start. But there’s plenty more you need to know if you’re going to make it in this town. Thank heavens we’re here for you.
