PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Are you going to do Ghostbusters 3? “I don’t know. It’s all about the script. If the script’s not good, I’m not going to get excited. They’ve been talking about it for a long time.” Dan Aykroyd says the new gang is going to be two guys and two girls. “That sounds like a weekend, but I don’t know if it’s a movie.” —Bill Murray (Getty Images)

—Jason Schwartzman

How did you get into the mindset of a fox to tape your voice for this film? “I didn’t really prepare. I was really sick when I made this. And I had a deeper resonance in my voice than I do right now, and I think that helped.” So you didn't think foxlike thoughts? “No, it was a virus.” —Meryl Streep

—Willem Dafoe (Getty Images)

What did you think of the Gossip Girl threesome? “I thought Bill Murray should've made an appearance. That would've made it all work. I'm not used to seeing a threesome without Bill Murray in it.” —Matthew Settle

—Fisher Stevens (Getty Images)

—Madeleine Martin

You play the voice of a rabbit chef in this movie. Do you relate to rabbits? “I love to eat rabbits. I don’t relate to rabbits as characters, but I do relate to rabbits as food. I relate to the things that I like to eat the most.” —Mario Batali (Getty Images)

—Danny Masterson (Getty Images)

—Noah Baumbach (Getty Images)

What was your inspiration for making the animals dance a lot in this film? “You know the Charlie Brown Christmas specials? You know how they danced in those? That was my inspiration for that dancing, that sort of style.” Is Charlie Brown always an inspiration for you? “Yeah, in a lot of ways.” —Wes Anderson, Director

—Zac Posen

Was this the first story you remember your father, Roald Dahl, telling you? “Yes. A lot of people don’t know it that well, but because I was about 6 at the time, it really stuck with me.” —Ophelia Dahl

—Eric Anderson

—Patricia Neal

Do you ever host parties at your apartment? “Yeah, but my apartment's very small, so I have to borrow chairs from my landlord.” —Jonathan Ames