PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Did the insurance companies give you grief about Hugh Jackman riding a horse in a stampede? “They did not. I went so far away they couldn’t find us.” —Baz Luhrmann

—Keith Urban (Getty Images)

Were you a country-music fan before you moved to Nashville with Keith Urban? “I wasn’t. But now I am.” —Nicole Kidman

—Valentino Garavani

—Lauren Bacall

Baz Luhrmann was comparing you to John Wayne. Do you feel like a cowboy star now? “At times in the movie, at times Clint, at times Clark Gable.” —Hugh Jackman

—Alicia Witt

—Moby

You designed the costumes for Moulin Rouge and now Australia. “I must have done something good in a former life, because I also got to dress Hugh Jackman.” —Catherine Martin

—Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng

—Helena Christensen

What did you think of the costumes? “When Hugh took off his shirt … how do you describe that as a costume?” —Donna Karan (Getty Images)

—Richie Rich

—Lydia Hearst-Shaw

Any Thanksgiving cooking tips? “Timing. It’s the same as comedy.” —Kelsey Grammer

—Jessica Gomes

—Olivia Newton-John

When you first traveled to Australia, what surprised you the most? “I expected it to be a backward California. Instead I found what prejudice I had.” —Lynn Redgrave