Robert Best: Can't Get Laid, But Still Fiery With Passion for Fashion

December 06, 2006

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Robert Best is a busy man. We caught up with him this week to find out how things are going back at Mattell after his stint on "Project Runway," what Barbie’s been up to, and all things Robert Best.

OUTzoneTV.com: First of all, Robert, how are you?
I’m very well. No complaints. I’ve been busy traveling. I just got back from Milan and before that I was in Tokyo. So it’s nice just to be back in LA for more than a day.

What else has been going on for you, besides the work?
Just the work. Honestly, the only thing that’s really changed is that people know me and I get recognized. I’ve just gone back to my life, and not be a bitch or anything, but to some degree there comes a point where you’re sick of it. Not like I hated the Runway experience, but I just want to move on sometimes. I’m the kind of person who thinks, “That was a great experience, but I don’t kneed to dwell on the past or relive it every ten minutes.” And I didn’t win, so I don’t really care all that much.

What are you interested in -- for the long term?
For the long term, for me, it’s a matter of whatever feeds my creativity or is interesting to me, as a project. It can be anything. Whatever it is, I want to be passionate about it. You know if someone came to me with a bazillion dollars and said we want to finance you, I’d say, “Sure. Great.” But having been in the business and having done my own line before -- I know how difficult that is and how competitive it is. And the finances -- I’m not interested in living that student life, where you’re never sure where your next meal is coming from. I mean that’s fine and I’ve done that, and it was fun when I was young -- but no. I’m 37. I have no interest in being that person again.

I’ve had people approach me with movie things and that would be interesting in terms of working on costumes. So, really it’s a matter of what I feel passionate about, and if it’s not going to be something I’m passionate about, then it better be buying me my house in the hills. And that’s how I sort of distinguish. Either projects pay a hell of a lot of money, or they’re really something fascinating that enriches me somehow spiritually, physically, sexually. Not sexually. I’m kidding.

Yeah, are you dating? How’s that going?
Oh, it’s not. Not at all. Like the Sahara. I think there might be more interest now, but it makes me more cautious. I don’t know why, I guess it just might be the natural progression about how that works when you’re on TV, you’re not sure that people aren’t just curious. And I don’t want to be the one where everyone’s like, “I slept with the ‘Project Runway’ guy.” I don’t want to be the easy project runway whore. I’ll leave that honor to Nick Verreos. Oh god, I’m totally kidding.

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