PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Will you ever bring your Las Vegas stage show to Broadway? “You know what, never say never. That’s my opinion. Never say never.” —Bette Midler (WireImage)

—Katie Couric (WireImage)

What spooks you out the most? “Oh God, I have to say — I sound like such a puss for saying this — but a mouse in my apartment would not be a good thing.” Have you ever encountered one? “I did, and I bought a cat the next day.” —Michael Kors (WireImage)

—Mayor Michael Bloomberg (WireImage)

Why did you decide to dress as a character from Pirates of the Caribbean tonight? “Because I love those films. I saw all of them, and I think that in another life I’d want to be Johnny Depp’s girlfriend. Because he’s nuts!” —Gloria Gaynor (WireImage)

—Whoopi Goldberg (WireImage)

Are your dogs, Francesca and Sharkey, going to get a book deal? “Oh, books are coming. Storybooks about their lives. Can you imagine being Francesca, the daughter of Martha?” —Martha Stewart (WireImage)

—Judy Gold (WireImage)

What spooks you out the most? “David [Crosby] and Stephen [Stills] scare the hell out of me. They always have. And I’ll always be scared of them, especially on this day.” —Graham Nash (WireImage)

—Sia (WireImage)

Where did you get your Annie Oakley costume? “The B-52s went on tour this summer, and I decided to have a western theme. I went to Katy K’s store in Nashville, and I got these. So I already had all the accoutrements. You know, this is what I wear every day on tour, not onstage. Sans the guns.” —Kate Pierson, the B-52s (WireImage)

—Ray Kelly, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (WireImage)

What’s your biggest fear? “Sharks. We can’t swim in the ocean anymore.” —Patty Smyth (WireImage) “I still go in, the hell with it. I’m a diehard.” —John McEnroe (WireImage)

—Miss USA 2009’s Kristen Dalton, Miss Universe 2009’s Stefania Fernandez, and Miss Teen USA 2009’s Stormi Bree Henley (WireImage)

Does anything scare you? “A million lights in your face. I’m waiting to have some kind of seizure in front of the cameras.” —Stephen Stills (WireImage)

—John Demsey, Group President, Estée Lauder (WireImage)

What scares you? “What scares me, man, is the United States Congress being for sale. That scares me. They can be bought, and most of them are.” —David Crosby (WireImage)