Source: Adult Industry News
By: Rich Moreland
Three Rules: A Conversation with Chad White by Rich Moreland.
On a recent trip to LA I visited a Girlfriends Films’ shoot. The movie was a B Skow creation titled, A Gonzo Story: Whorehouse Virgin. It’s due for release the first of the year.
After shooting with new starlet Iris Rose to whom he gave high marks for a great scene, veteran Chad White and I found a shady spot on the patio to talk. Among the topics we covered were his three rules for anyone who wants to get into the industry.
Chad’s insights are well-spoken and worthy of being in print. So, here they are.
We begin with men.
Rule one is a new spin on the old “after porn” question.
Whatever you put on film, Chad says, is “going to be out there forever.” Fair enough, but there is more to consider. “No business [of the corporate type] is going to want to hire you because you bring the reputation of the company down.”
Some guys get into porn to “just bang hot chicks and they don’t see the repercussion of it,” Chad adds. He suggests starting your own business first, then get into adult entertainment.
The second rule is about wood.
“You’re probably not going to keep it hard on camera. The chances of a male actor doing well in this business are very rare [because] everything relies on the male. He has to stay hard and directors doubt [the reliability of] new guys.”
The twenty-seven year old California native is upfront about the third rule. Any visions of “A family and a normal life” are jeopardized by porn.
“You’re now in a negative spotlight. You’re defined by what you have done.”
Here’s Chad’s bottom line. “You are only known by your career choice now. It doesn’t matter what else you have accomplished.”
Asked about women, Chad is again brutally honest.
First rule: Society’s going to label you “a slut and a whore.”
Realistically, he concedes such attitudes are a “kind of derogatory nonsense [that] is going to haunt your for the rest of your life.” But what moralist in our culture cares about that?
The next observation is one that often surprises new girls.
“You’re going to have an uncomfortable time on set” [due to the large size of many male performers]. Girls may end up doing “stuff” they “don’t want to do” with anal at the top of that list.
To underline his point, Chad revisits a concern I’ve heard over and over again. “Some girls jump into the business and do everything, then they regret it [and] want to get out.” Cautiously managing a career is a must. Always hold something back.
Like her male counterpart, a girl’s past will inevitably be discovered in her non-porn job. Even if she operates her own business, her hardcore history remains an albatross that forever drags her down.
In that respect, she has more to lose than a guy.
“You will have your company run into the ground. People are going to pick on you,” Chad says.
Sound advice? No doubt. But girls still come into porn without sorting these things out.
“Why,” I ask.
“The money,” Chad declares.
“They think they’re going to have stardom… the Hollywood lifestyle is bombarding them from all directions.” What happens next, he insists, is inevitable.
“Girls are like, ‘Now I’m in the spotlight. I’m in front of a camera,'” but that doesn’t last. “Five years down the line,” she’s thinking “‘what the hell did I do?'”
Indeed.
Asking Chad White about his own choices, he remarks tersely, “I love the challenge.”
That says it all.
By the way, it’s worth mentioning that the Riverside resident has had the experience of owning his own business and I suspect one day he’ll return to that and do it with self-confidence.
