PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Did Richard Gere give you any pep talks before shooting your nude scene with him for the film? “No, but one thing he did do was put his hand on my stomach and make sure we were breathing in the same way, before we would ever start a scene, to make sure we were centered.” —Shannon Kane

—Ethan Hawke (Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)

Working on this film in New York, did you ever get mistaken for a police officer? “No. I get mistaken for Richard Gere very often. It was fun being on the streets of New York. People have so much energy and are so enthusiastic.” —Richard Gere

—Ludacris

—Ja Rule

Have you ever had a run-in with the cops? “I’ve been in jail! I was in jail for ten days! That’s not anything you would know about, that I’ve been in jail for ten days — that’s not something I tell anyone just on a first date. I did worse than Paris Hilton, I’ll tell you that.” —Sherri Shepherd (Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)

—Cedric the Entertainer

—Lili Taylor

Were you ever mistaken for a real cop while shooting? “No, no, no. I always get mistaken for Nino [from New Jack City]. They forget that I’m acting. They think I’m a real drug dealer. It’s just the theater, thank you very much.” —Wesley Snipes

—Kelly Bensimon

What’s your funniest cop anecdote? “Fun anecdotes about murder and rape? I don’t have any, I’m sorry.” —Richard Belzer

—Ellen Barkin

—Carey Lowell

Are you suffering from post–Fashion Week depression? “No, I don’t pay attention to all that. I mean, I go, and I enjoy looking at the fashion, but I don’t subscribe to very much regarding what people say to wear and what not to wear, because usually the people doing the dictating are not 6’4 and 175 pounds with brown skin and big bones.” —Wendy Williams

—Jas Anderson

—Star Jones

Is it a coincidence that Brooklyn’s Finest is coming out a week after another cop movie, Cop Out? “Eh, that’s not a cop movie.” —Antoine Fuqua, Director

—Lela Rochon

—Wass Stevens

Has a cop ever helped you? “Yes. I was in Louisiana late, late, late one night, and didn’t see the street signs. I was driving on the wrong way of the highway pretty fast, and they stopped me and turned me around, so I have to thank those cops for saving my life.” —Don Cheadle