PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Your character is always drinking and smoking. Did you ever actually have alcohol in your glass while shooting the movie? “No, I’m not really a drinker. Except for tequila—I like tequila.” —Susan Sarandon

—Mark Wahlberg

How did you get into the mindset of a child rapist/killer? “Well, it took a while. I just did a lot of research in documentaries and read about them. It was pretty horrifying research, but you gotta get there.” —Stanley Tucci

—Michael Imperioli

What did you think of Stanley Tucci in the movie? “He’s astonishingly brilliant. I saw him afterwards, and first I recoiled, and then I gave him a big hug.” —Oliver Platt

—Patricia Clarkson

Did living with this material ever get to you? “We never looked on it as too grim or depressing. The film is about a teenage girl – in some respects we made it for teenagers.” Really? “Yeah. We have a daughter who’s 13 years old, and we wanted her to be able to see the movie.” —Peter Jackson, Director

—John Leguizamo

—Beth Ostrosky

What’s on your holiday wish list this year? “A mortgage for my daughter. I’m buying her a house. It’s a one-in-a-million deal, I’m not going to freaking jinx it.” —Courtney Love

—Dan Abrams

—Olivia Palermo

Your character runs a lot in the movie. Did you have to get in shape? “Well, I run normally. But my third scene running for this film, after about take twenty, I was really over it.” —Rose McIver

—Steve Buscemi

—Bob Balaban

Have you ever made an ass of yourself trying to meet someone famous? “At the SAG Awards three years ago, I was so desperate to meet Ashton Kutcher that I was running through the dining hall, and I tripped over a chair and fell flat on my face.” —Mark Indelicato

—Martha Stewart

—Aidan Quinn

Did you have nightmares while shooting this movie? “No, no nightmares. But lots of disturbing thoughts.” —Saoirse Ronan

—S. Epatha Merkerson

—Doug Liman

Have you ever made an ass of yourself trying to meet a famous person? “I sat next to Sophia Loren on a plane once. It was New York to Geneva, so seven hours I just sat staring at her. She must have been creeped out. She looked as beautiful when she woke up as she did when she fell asleep, and I was a mess.” —Helena Christensen

—Rachel Hunter

—Joshua Bell

What’s on your holiday wish list? “An organized apartment. I don’t know how that’s going to happen—maybe magical elves will come from the North Pole and do it for me.” —Rachel Dratch

—Anne V

—Nick Rhodes

Did you research for the movie by asking people how they feel when someone dies? “No, not really. I kind of felt that way when my cats died; really heartbroken.” —Christian Ashdale

—Victoria Silvstedt

—Sylvia Miles

Did the movie disturb you? “I’m going to have nightmares for weeks. And that’s just because of the outfits. The clothing from the seventies was not cute.” —Carson Kressley