PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

What challenges have you had to overcome as a woman in show business? “I'm not sure. But when I find out, I will remember it.”
—Abigail Breslin

—Brooke Shields

—Bob Woodruff

What's the biggest problem facing TV journalism? “Brute reporters!” —Diane Sawyer (GETTY IMAGES)

—Bob Schieffer

—Alice Waters

What's your favorite lowbrow place to shop? “What's lowbrow?” For normal people. “Urban Sand.” —Donna Karan

—Narciso Rodriguez

—Cate Edwards

What's on your Christmas list? “A caucus victory in Iowa? ” —Elizabeth Edwards

—Jennifer Connolly

—Paul Bettany

Could you fight before Alias? “I had no fighting skills. I worked with a trainer for weeks who taught me how to fight.” —Jennifer Garner

—Taye Diggs

—Mariane Pearl

Are the Grey's writers saying anything about the strike? “I'd like to know their position on it. I know they're writers, they're on strike. I'd like to know how they feel about it personally.” —Eric Dane

—Fran Lebowitz

—Cindi Leive

Did you work on the all-male Hasty Pudding show when you were at Harvard? “I did. My roommate and I were the first women in Hasty Pudding history to write the music.”
—Rashida Jones

—Toni Morrison

Did Jennifer Garner ever hurt you on set? “No, not me, but she managed to damage a few set people.” How often did that happen? “Not very often. She always apologized.” —Victor Garber

—Iman

Do you experience any sexism on the Hill? “Not as Speaker of the House.”
—Nancy Pelosi (GETTY IMAGES)