Victor Webster (2005 Must Love Dogs)
Excerpt from About.com Movies 2005: Victor Webster | Teen Hollywood 7/21/08: Victor Webster at Must Love Dogs premiere at Hollywood's Cinerama Dome | Yahoo | Must Love Dogs
Victor Webster on "Must Love Dogs," Internet Dating, and the Rick Hansen Movie
Victor Webster on His Role in "Must Love Dogs":
"I actually come to the door with a bunch of flowers and some balloons and you think that I’m one of the men in [Diane Lane's character's] life, but I turn out to be her best friend’s boyfriend and we’re there to cheer her up. The role was really fun. I think the talent pool was really attractive. The writer/director was extremely attractive. So to work with those type of people brings your game up a little."
On Working with Writer/Director Gary David Goldberg:
"He was very specific [with the script] and the thing about it was that there wasn’t really anything I needed to do. It was just right. When we were on the set, he would change scenes here and there to make things better. He’s a genius. He really, really knows what’s going on."
Victor Webster's Stance on Internet Dating:
"I think it works for some people. It doesn’t work for me so much," said Webster.
Does that mean he's actually given it a try?
Webster laughed, "No, no, no, no. I’m a little scared to try it. I’d be very afraid, to be honest with you. I’m really, really, really picky and it’s mostly about their personality. You can’t tell someone’s personality when you’re talking to them over the Internet or by punching in keys. You want to know how they respond, if they have a sense of humor. You get a sense of somebody by spending time with them. Online, you can believe that they’re anybody. They may be like a 500 lb Samoan with a bunch of tattoos sitting on the other side saying he’s an FHM cover model just to try and mess with you. Plus, I don’t get on the computer that often - once a week maybe."
On What Someone 'Must Love' to be in a Relationship With Him:
"My dogs. They have to laugh if my jokes. Even if I have to pay them, they have to laugh at my jokes. No. I think they just have to love me for who I am. If you want to be in a relationship with someone, you have to be able to be yourself. I don’t want to be acting. I want to be who I am."
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Excerpt from Slant Magazine '05: Victor Webster
Must Love Dogs
Ed Gonzalez
Director(s): Gary David Goldberg. Screenplay: Gary David Goldberg. Cast: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Christopher Plummer, Dermot Mulroney, Stockard Channing, Ali Hillis, Brad William Henke, Julie Gonzalo, Glenn Howerton, Ben Shenkman, Jordana Shiro and Victor Webster. Distributor: Warner Bros.. Runtime: 98 min. Rating: PG-13. Year: 2005.
In the whitest neighborhood in America, a fortysomething divorcee and preschool teacher, Sarah (Diane Lane), is the unofficial star of an ongoing edition of The Dating Game hosted by her entire immediate family. After suffering a string of fools she meets through online dating services that boast layouts, upload times, and connection speeds far more advanced than anything you can currently experience on, say, the site of the movie's most prominent sponsor, Perfectmatch.com, Sarah must choose between Guy #1 ("He's an average looking boat builder who may come on strong but loves pooches, cuddling, and laying on the charm") and Guy #2 ("He's a dad who likes women more than he likes dogs, but he has a crookedly handsome smile and an irresistible bubble butt"). Hollywood has made this movie before, but not having seen a single one besides Doctor Zhivago, the David Lean classic that plays on perpetual loop in the town's televisions and movie theaters, Sarah must discover all by her lonesome to distinguish between The Nice Guy Who Acts Mean (John Cusack) and the Mean Guy Who Acts Nice (Dermot Mulroney). When she picks the wrong one, it's a night of rape-crying in the shower, but since a movie like this wouldn't exist without second chances, it's only a matter of time before she picks the man behind the right door.
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Excerpt from Business Wire 7/21/05: Victor Webster
Warner Bros. Pictures News: U.S. Premiere of ``Must Love Dogs''
WHAT: The romantic comedy "Must Love Dogs," based on the best-selling novel by Claire Cook, tells the story of Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane), a recently divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well-meaning family. Eager to re-launch her into the dating world, her sisters post her profile on perfectmatch.com with a provocative ad that includes the caveat "must love dogs." As she braves a series of hilariously disastrous mismatches and first dates, plus one very intriguing possibility (John Cusack as Jake Anderson), Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents an UBU / Team Todd Production: Diane Lane and John Cusack star in "Must Love Dogs," also starring Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, with Stockard Channing and Christopher Plummer. "Must Love Dogs" is directed by Gary David Goldberg and produced by Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd and Gary David Goldberg from a screenplay by Gary David Goldberg, based on the novel by Claire Cook. Brad Hall and Ronald G. Smith are executive producers. Director of photography is John Bailey, A.S.C.; production designer, Naomi Shohan; and editors, Eric Sears, A.C.E., and Roger Bondelli, A.C.E.. Music is by Craig Armstrong.
WHO: From the film: Diane Lane, Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, Stockard Channing, Julie Gonzalo, Brad William Henke, Glenn Howerton, Jordana Spiro, Victor Webster, writer and director Gary David Goldberg, producers Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd and executive producer Brad Hall. With celebrity guests Paula Abdul, Jon Abrahams, Selma Blair, Andrea Bowen, Josh Brolin, Bryan Greenberg, Teri Hatcher, Nia Long, Jeremy Piven, Jane Russell, Kerbey Smith, Amber Tamblyn, Henry Winkler and more to follow...
WHEN: Thursday, July 21, 2005 WHERE: Cinerama Dome
Crew Arrivals: 5:00PM 6360 W. Sunset Blvd.
Doggie stunt: 5:45PM Hollywood
Celebrity Arrivals: 6:00PM
Screening: 7:00PM
-- Your coverage of this event is invited ----Press Credentials will be issued at the event-- "Must Love Dogs" has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "sexual content." www.mustlovedogsmovie.com "Must Love Dogs" will be released on Friday, July 29, 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. Premiere sponsored by Los Angeles Confidential Magazine and perfectmatch.com.
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Excerpt from After Elton 10/7/09: Victor Webster
Interview: Victor Webster is "Melrose Place"'s Gay 2.0
by Michael Jensen October 7, 2009
AE: Is this the first time you've played a gay character?
VW: No. [I played gay] In Must Love Dogs, with Diane Lane and John Cusack.
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