Initially I was a college student working at a nudist resort, and I was broke. My neighbor was in the industry and she had just started about the same time as I did. She was telling me that if I didn't want to be broke anymore to start doing porn. I did my first scene that was a solo scene at the Fetishcon in Tampa. It was slaves, S&M, and those guys wanted to shoot a solo masturbation, so my agent booked me for it. I'm a nudist so I felt comfortable with that aspect. But I had to use a sex toy that's double the size that I was used to, so I was definitely feeling a bit insecure. I was even shaking. But I started to block out the people and the lights and cameras and I started to get into it. Obviously you relax and get horny, and I just kinda went with it. From there, I met the agent for Redd Rose and she brought me to LA. So it just kind of happened.
I've been in the industry for over 10 years, which is 9 1/2 years more than most who enter the biz. I am known for my booty and anal scenes! I was twerking long before Miley. I love doing scenes like Requiem For a Cream for Brazzers when I worked with Scott Nails. A little story, a take-off on a film, and some great sex. I love the gonzo style where I just get down and dirty.
Gonzo is more hardcore and aggressive. The features involve more acting. I don't want to bash any of the girls, but I just find that the features are faker. Every shot takes 20 minutes, and you know she's not enjoying that. It looks pretty, but from a performer standpoint, it's a different perspective. These days they're very scripted and structured. Gonzo is more like, they give you the gist, and whatever happens happens.
If it's anal or deep penetration, I generally have two orgasms on set. For me its all about the intensity. I want hardcore. In real life, you have passion and intimacy, and it's gentler, but overall on camera, I just expect and want a rougher sexual experience. If you're single [and in porn] you're basically having your cake and eating it too. It's not that different from how most guys have their side chick and their main girl. I enjoy it. If it's regular sex, I come less often. Maybe once per scene.
As for things I won't do, I'm really not into pooping or peeing on people. When I am booked, the company who is shooting me knows what I will and will not do. Plus, they have a list of who I will not work with. Other than that, I try my best to do what the director asks me to do in a scene yet enjoy every moment. I am not into being hurt, so I choose not to work those types of scenes. [In a BDSM scene] I'm a dominatrix. I'm normally the one in control of the hardcore S&M. I'm not prejudiced, but I'm not interested in bisexual men, because men who are bi go back and forth from gay to straight [porn], and gay porn stars are not as frequently tested. If they have body odor, I don't want to work with them. Or if I had sex with them before, and they were rude to me. Or if they choked me and took it to the max, or did any other things that I'm uncomfortable with.
Women in porn do make more money — generally they're the one fans pay to see, and they're more marketable. Men normally last longer in the biz if they're a good performer. As for mastering your role in the industry, as a girl, it's called living and learning. Experience is the best learning tool you can have. You find out who you can trust and want to work with. It's amazing to see how much new talent is only around for three to six months and you never hear of them again.
A lot of it is drugs. They're making a lot of money at once, and a lot of people thrive on those weak girls. They spend all their money, and then their parents want them back home because they're a hot mess. Or they don't like it as much as they thought, or the company doesn't want them anymore. You need to have it all these days, because there are a lot less companies than there used to be.
I've seen directors do some negative things to girls, especially new girls. They take advantage. For instance, shooting anal when the girl was only booked to do a boy-girl scene. When you see directors do that, you kind of lose the respect for them.
My second scene ever was anal with Peter North. I was supposed to do two anal scenes in one day. Peter North is huge. I couldn't do my second anal scene because I was too sore. So he sent me to a bus station in Miami in a cab, even though there weren't any more buses. Basically he sent me into the middle of a strange city, dropped me off, and turned off his phone. After that, I knew what kind of person he was. It was just unprofessional. But I wasn't going to let one person ruin it for me.
When I am shooting, I test for STDs every 14 days. There's a regular STD testing rule in L.A., but I think it should be a rule everywhere. You're only as good as your last test. If it's a fresh test, we can do it without a condom sometimes. Sometimes I am completely shaved and sometimes I have a landing strip. Just depends on my mood.
I have a membership to a health club where I have a personal trainer. I have three workout sessions a week with my trainer and also do cardio on the treadmill. When I am at home, I try to eat healthy. I have juicer that I mix my fruit and supplements into shakes. I try to lay off the soda and try to drink plenty of water.
And I don't date guys in the industry. I want to date a guy who has his own life and wants me for who I am and not just the porn star. Sometimes I'll be out with a guy I'm dating, and someone on the street will go "Hey, Courtney," and the guy I'm dating is really confused. I was at the Lexus dealership getting a car, and the dealer was like, "You look so familiar, I've definitely seen you somewhere." That happens a lot. If it's a new relationship, I don't tell [the guy I'm dating]. I say I build websites for a living, because I did build my own website. I prefer to date guys who don't watch a lot of porn. If they do, usually they prefer to have less sex and masturbate more.
I was married to a porn addict. I wanted to watch it with him, because I'm really open-minded and wanted to share the experience with him, and I'm probably even hornier than he ever was. But those guys like to watch it alone. They like to feel like they're getting away with something. Also, what kind of porn are they watching? Some guys are into very young girls, guys being penetrated with strap-ons or being peed on.
I have a really strong work ethic, which you might not realize because of what I do. You have to be driven and motivated to work every day to really make it in this business. Some people are 9 to 5ers. Other people want to be high half the time and work half the time. My ex-husband's mother knew what I did and judged me for it. But she raised the kids and never had a job in her life. I'm a businesswoman.
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