PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

What’s the most extraordinary thing you’ve ever done? “I once saved a beautiful girl by having an oven blow up in my face and not hers. Then I jumped in a swimming pool to put the flames out. The thing is, I didn’t do it in any heroic act, because I didn’t know it was going to explode. But, she was saved. I lost a bit of eyebrow.” —Andy Whitfield

—Harrison Ford

Was it a challenge to play Aileen Crowley in this film, since she is a real person? “It’s certainly an added stress, especially after meeting John and Aileen Crowley, because you just want to honor who they are. But obviously, if you met Aileen and saw her, she’s amazing and funny and self-deprecating and, like, ‘Oh, who cares? What should I wear for the premiere?’ So it was fine.” —Keri Russell

—Adrien Brody

—Gerard Butler

After doing this film, do you see yourself lobbying in Washington for more health-care research and funding? “I’m not a politician, I’m an actor.” —Brendan Fraser

—Jennifer Esposito

Is there something you have done that totally changed the direction of your life? “I moved here from England, so I guess that really changed my life. I mean, you’re in England, a little schoolgirl in grammar school, and then you’re in America and there are boys.” —Reshma Shetty

—Julian Lennon

What’s the riskiest thing you’ve ever done? “I left Hollywood to get my family back under one roof. And then, all of a sudden, my career happened. Go figure. Sometimes when you yield, you get everything.” —Lucy Lawless

—Tom Vaughan, Director

Since this film is based on your life, what has your story done to bring attention to special-needs children? “It’s great that it could bring such awareness to the need for increased research. Megan and Patrick, my kids, may be different on the outside, but we’re all different. And they have special needs, but also remarkably special gifts. Megan gets straight A’s. I think Patrick got one B. So he’s going to work on that.” —John Crowley

—Aileen Crowley

—Steve Guttenberg

If you were an athlete at the Winter Olympics, what would be your sport? “I think it would just be skiing.” Which sport would you be hopeless at? “I’m actually hopeless at skiing as well.” —Jay Sean

—Brooke Shields

Since this movie was based on a true story, was it more challenging, as a writer, to adapt the story? “I’ve never written a story about real people before, and I felt a much higher sense of responsibility. With fictional characters, you can do what you want to with them. The biggest challenge here was to capture the spirit of the Crowley family, because I just felt they were amazing.” —Robert Nelson Jacobs, Screenwriter

—Tony Bennett

—Olivia Palermo

Did you socialize with Amber Rose when you shot an editorial with her for Gotham magazine? “It’s, um, how do I say it? You don’t want to mess with Kanye’s girl.” —Tim Morehouse “A few words were exchanged, some friendly ‘Hi, how are you, really love your boyfriend’s music.’” —Jason Rogers