PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

In the movie, two brothers work together on a start-up. Do you think it’s a good idea to work with family? “My little sister is my assistant, so I’d better.” —Josh Hartnett

—Kirsten Dunst

You’re a fan of My Super Sweet 16. Why? “It’s fun to watch people blow money on something so profoundly retarded.” —Adam Scott

—Ali Wise

Were you ever caught up in the Internet bubble? “I directed commercials for start-ups whose entire livelihoods rode on my commercials. They were either going to be billionaires or broke.” —Doug Liman

—Rachel Zoe

Did you ever invest in an Internet-bubble stock? “No. What do journalists get paid? Come on.” —David Zinczenko

—Susan Sarandon

Do you remember the dot-com bubble? “I worked for Ian Schrager’s company. The patrons at our bars would ask the staff what was hip or how we used the Internet—trying to steal our ideas.” —Matt Walton

—Milena Govich

Are you addicted to your BlackBerry? “Too much. I don’t smoke. But the Internet is my guilty pleasure.” —Julia Restoin-Roitfeld

—Jeremy Kost

Did you ever have a start-up company? “My first film—we were rushing to make this film market on September 12, 2001. By the time we got there it didn’t matter anyway.” —David Guy Levy

—Celina Carvajal

Why is your hair so long? “I did a movie last year where I was playing a seventies detective and let it grow. Now I got another job playing a seventies detective, so it’s good.” —Michael Imperioli

—Charlotte Ronson

You had a dot-com called Livemusic. What was the bust like for you? “In March 2000 I was pitching a venture-capital firm and there were televisions above my head. On CNBC, the market was dropping. They were looking over my head, and I just knew it was doomsday.” —Charlie Corwin