PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

How have your movies changed throughout your career? “With time, my stories are more somber than before. But I’m happy for them to change, not to make the same movie. But [working on this movie], I liked very much to discover that inside me was still the same person I was twenty years ago.” —Pedro Almodóvar

—Penélope Cruz

Why is Madonna here tonight? “She’s a big fan of Pedro’s. One thing I’ve learned — actresses who want to work with him love having an opportunity to have dinner with him.” —Mickey Boardman

—Madonna

—Debbie Harry

What is your secret to everlasting love? “Isabel’s theory is that women enter love through the doorway of liking. I think we men fall in love instantly, like within three seconds, like love at first sight, and that’s the real thing.” —Ruben Toledo
“But, you know, love can be tricky, and it fizzles.” —Isabel Toledo

—Alison Pill

How do you define authenticity? “It’s hard to find authentic people, but when you do, they’re usually across the bridge. Not in Williamsburg, maybe, but farther from my home Zip Code on 72nd. I like my grannies and their Yorkies, though—I feel right at home.” —Luigi Tadini

—Kim Hastreiter, Founder, Paper Magazine

—David Hershkovits, Founder, Paper Magazine

Are you a vegetarian? “No! I was, but not anymore. I don’t think you should be anything you don’t wanna be.” —Beth Ditto

—Catherine Malandrino

—Kenny Scharf

Growing up, were you ever attacked for your crazy fashions? “Definitely in high school in Kansas City, Missouri. I got in a lot of fights for what I was wearing. But I always defended myself. I never got beat up. Nobody’s ever whooped my ass.” —Jeremy Scott

—Jeffrey Deitch

—Cynthia Rowley

What is the best love advice you can offer? “With love, when it’s on, it’s on. When there’s not a lot of bullshit in the beginning, that’s how you know. None of the ‘Oh my God, he hasn’t texted back, he doesn’t like me.’” —Chrissie Miller