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I'm not very good at parties. I'm a wallflower.
I don't want to be looked at. I really want to be a home body.
If I only concentrated on one thing, I would limit myself in life.
Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better.
My body is my art, and it's also the tool that I use to make money.
I think the big evolutionary step for me is directing my own movies.
Footage of young people getting shot. That bothers me. It hits a nerve.
My dad is really just lazy. He has nothing, I feel, to offer this world.
I'm not 18 anymore, so I'm not into starting unnecessary beefs. It's tacky.
I wasn't that kid where if you told me 'No,' I was just going to do it anyway.
I am determined and ready to be a commodity that fulfills everyone's fantasies.
I can be a very sarcastic person, and sometimes people take every word I say literally.
I'd like to think of myself as somebody who has a voice for liberating female sexuality.
I guess I've always been attracted to secret societies and the mystery surrounding them.
The day I feel like I'm at an office job is the day I'll quit performing in front of a camera.
Anybody that believes that Adrian Grenier's name is really Vince should probably watch less TV.
I am selective, but at the same time, I want to be out there as an actor and show people my range.
I think there are very few people, in my generation at least, that are that passionate about what they do.
Literally, I just love food and I like going to dinner with big groups of people so you can try everything.
We do have a distorted view of our fantasies in society, but that's because we don't talk about them enough.
'The Girlfriend Experience' was definitely the break-out. When it came out, I started getting other opportunities.
When I run into disappointment - say, for example, not getting a role I'd hoped for - I just try not to take it personally.
People can dress you the way they want, they can do your makeup the way they want, but they can never take away your voice.
I don't think any human being/artist is 100% emotionally stable, based on the human condition and our emotions that relate to it.
What one person sees as degrading and disgusting and bad for women might make some women feel empowered and beautiful and strong.
A shiny ring isn't romantic to me. I think thought and love into what you do for the person you're in love with - that's romance.
When I'm on an adult set and I'm in a scene, I am myself. I'm not acting. I am playing to the camera, definitely, but I am myself.
Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.
I like to work. I don't like to have lulls. I feel like it makes me lazy and uncreative, and that's when your ideas become stagnant.
I don't think any actor can be happy with their performance. There's always something you wish you would have done or said differently.
I don't believe in a God. I don't believe in any of that stuff to determine my life or my goals or my direction. I just depend on myself.
I sacrificed a lot, in terms of friendship and family, from working so much at such a young age, but I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't.
People don't really absorb everything they read or hear. They just look at it quickly, and then they choose to remember what they want to remember.
Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental.
I must confess, I'm not the best cook. I make a mean salsa, as I like hot sauce and, you know, tacos, because I'm a California kid, and that's about it.
There are so many aspects of human sexuality that we're afraid to talk about, because people still don't understand it. It's not just black and white, you know?
I have a very eclectic group of fans. I have fans that love me for me and who have never even seen my adult work. They just like my music, or they just like me.
I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am.
I'm not one to sit here and judge here. But I think it's funny that the people that condemn the adult industry the most are the ones consuming the product the most.
It's so easy to pick up a camera, white balance, and shoot people having sex, but I don't think there's anything very interesting about it. You might get off, but that's it.
Honestly, I look at the project and I look at the people attached and I look at the director. If it's a role that I feel will help me, as an actor, then I'll definitely take it.
I find it vulgar that people are so fascinated by natural disasters, and we allow footage of young people that are looting because they have no choice because of natural disaster.
I felt I could become a performer who stood out, who challenged the way things were done and make it more creative and also encourage men and women to not be afraid of their sexuality.
I commit to most things I do in life, so I don't really have any serious regrets. But I'll say this: There are plenty of people that I wish I could un-meet. It's kind of an L.A. syndrome.
My goal is to be myself, and to challenge stereotypes, and to follow the rules, and break them, and make new rules. It's not about doing something that's already been done. That would be silly.
My goals are to continue acting and also to produce some independent films in the next few years. Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends.
Reading was very important to me as a kid. It was very inspirational to me. I went to a school where that wasn't encouraged so much, but my parents encouraged that, and it has made me part of who I am.
As a woman, and as somebody in the public eye, we always have to be ready for the red carpet and have the nicest outfit, work with the best makeup artist. While all that's nice, we're also human beings.
I guess the biggest difference from the things I've done in the past is that my work will be more narrative-driven adult films or vignettes, not just "gonzo" scenes, which are straight sex, no storyline.
I have this brand, I have my name. And I'm going to do what I want because people will buy it. People will enjoy it. So don't tell me I have to follow this formula and sit inside the box. Because I don't.