AARON ECKHART
Photograph by Jeff Riedel
Feb. 25, 2006
New York City

''We were in an old gentlemen's club in downtown Manhattan, and even the bathroom was posh,'' says Riedel, who shot the Thank You for Smoking star while Eckhart was wielding a rather appropriate prop. ''He wanted to get something that was lighthearted but not too campy, so he didn't flinch when I asked if we could shoot him in a urinal stall. Once he got it, he really turned it on for me, which I always appreciate.'' And what conclusions can we now draw about Riedel's work? ''I guess I just always end up in the bathroom at some point.''