PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

This movie set was supposedly haunted. Did you see any ghosts while filming? “I never saw a ghost. It was a very haunted theater, but I never saw a manifestation of that in any way.” —Zac Efron

—Courtney Love

You had to lose weight in order to play Orson Welles in this film. How did you do it? “It was hard, hard work. I put a big picture of Zac Efron up at the gym and ran toward it on the treadmill. It helped, it really did.” —Christian McKay

—Mamie Gummer

—Robert Kaplow

Is Zac Efron underestimated as an actor? “Well, that’s just the burden of being a young actor — no one takes anyone seriously. We live in a pretty non-serious time. But underestimate Zac at your own peril. He’s going to have a long career — he’s really a throwback, a song-and-dance man.” —Richard Linklater, Director

—Stephen Dorff

—Lydia Hearst

Are you a Zac Efron fan? “My sisters made me a fan. They are 13-year-old twins, and they forced me to take them to see High School Musical and 17 Again. And at first I was like, ‘Oh, God, why are you into him?’ And then he takes off his shirt, and I’m like, ‘Okay, he’s a cutie.’” —Gabourey Sidibe

—Amber Rose

—Aasif Mandvi

How does High School Musical compare to Citizen Kane? “Those are both genius movies in different ways. Less dancing in Citizen Kane, and High School Musical is probably a little less critically acclaimed.” —Zoe Kazan

—Zac Posen

—Hugh Dancy

Was the set really haunted by ghosts? “I’ve been made aware of this ghost business after the fact, and I’m kind of grateful, because I would have been a bit unnerved. But I didn’t personally experience any visitations.” —Claire Danes