PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

You had a scene on Gossip Girl. Is Ed Westwick morphing into Chuck Bass? “I got to meet Chuck—uh, sorry, Ed. He was the nicest guy.” —Nastia Liukin

—Ashanti

People are getting laid off these days. Have you ever been fired from a job? “I got fired from the movie Ant Bully. But it was great because I got paid all the money, and I never had to speak about being an ant.” —Alan Cumming

—Katrina Bowden

—Akon

Are you worried about losing your job? “My father’s always told me if I didn’t perform he would fire me in a second.” —Donald Trump Jr.

—Ivana Trump

—Vanessa Trump

How bad is your shoe habit? “It’s unfortunate when you have a shoe habit and you only get things that are above $600. You kind of need to stop.” —Christy Carlson Romano

—Nina Garcia

—Denise Rich

You got in a fight with Aubrey O’Day because you said in an interview that she had fake breasts. “I don’t know if they’re fake or they’re real or anything. I was just speaking from assumption like everybody else.” —Donnie Klang

—Evan Handler

—Star Jones

You’re so elegant. Do you ever wear Halloween costumes? “All the time. I was Captain Hook last year.” —Dennis Basso

—Hana Soukupova

—Clive Davis

What brings you here tonight? “To tell everybody to vote on November 4. Vote for McCain. Psyche!” —Patti LaBelle

—Sarah Ferguson

—Christina Milian

Does the art market slump in a bad economy? “Art is the new gold. Art is going to save the world—it’s becoming like currency.” —Hunt Slonem