PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Smart People is about a professor who falls in love with a former student. Ever crush on a teacher? “My geometry teacher in ninth grade. I was not very inclined. He mercifully gave me a D.” —Sarah Jessica Parker

—Cynthia Nixon

Have you ever crushed on a teacher? “I had a teacher who was a bull rider. I'm a rancher from Texas. He was a guy that dealt with livestock, and I admired that. ” —Thomas Haden Church

—Jane Fonda

Do you get approached by teen moms? “I never met any pregnant teens. The closest pregnant teen I ever met was the blonde girl on Lost. Is she even a teenager?” —Ellen Page

—Milena Govich

Did you read a lot of critical theory and comparative literature to prepare for this role? “I read a lot of that in my twenties. We only had 29 days to shoot, so there wasn't enough time to read all the tomes.” —Dennis Quaid

—Allison Sarofim

Could Carrie Bradshaw actually exist in today's Manhattan, given how expensive it's become? “Definitely. It's a classic story. When you're young, you always find a way to survive.” —Candace Bushnell

—Griffin Dunne

SNL is hot politically right now. What's that like? “I'm not on it anymore!” So what are you doing? “You're supposed to come up with fakey stuff that you're doing. But I'm not doing that much.” —Rachel Dratch

—Ellen Barkin

—Marina Rust

Have you ever crushed on a teacher? “I had a teacher when I was about 6 who I thought was very pretty. But after, I realized she was gay.”
—Matthew Broderick

—Irina Pantaeva

—Camille Mana

How old or young would you go in terms of romantic partners? “Whatever's legal. ”
—Lonny Ross

—Byrdie Bell

—James Lipton

Ever crush on a teacher? “I went to a Catholic high school, so most of my teachers were old nuns.” —Katrina Bowden

—Beth Ostrosky

—Leigh Lezark

Is it bad to have the name Ashton in Hollywood? “I look at it like, there's two Toms in Hollywood, so there can be two Ashtons.”
—Ashton Holmes