For our third segment for Q&A’s with adult stars comes Kelly Divine. Originally out of Pennsylvania and been invited to the bright lights of the adult industry in Los Angeles after spending time modeling lingerie, with just 3 years in, she’s established herself not only as a actress but as director. As they say “it’s good to get paid and laid”. Read on as we discuss her thoughts on interracial acts and her favorite position.

Let’s start by finding out how you got into porn?

I got into porn almost 3 years ago in October 2007, I was 23. I was doing some swimsuit and promo modeling back in Philly, where I am from, and had an online portfolio. Porn agencies in LA kept contacting me about flying out and doing porn, I thought they were crazy! There isn’t talk of people being real pornstars back east. It’s like, unheard of! I kept turning it down but eventually the money got to me. I decided to try it, and as you can see it’s worked out quite well!

When was your first sexual experience?

I was the last of my friends to have sex. It was a month before I turned 17. I kinda did it just out of sheer curiosity. Peer pressure I guess.

Besides your on screen work, what other projects are you involved in?

I work on my website, WWW.KELLYDIVINE.COM almost every single day. I also have an online store, WWW.KELLYDIVINESTORE.COM, a very active blog, WWW.KELLYIVINEBLOG.COM, as well as a brand new awesome VOD site, WWW.KELLYONDEMAND.COM. I have the Internet going NUTZ! I also direct my own movies now too!

At one point in the industry, there was racial differences due to the demand of what viewers wanted to see. White female performers didn’t perform with Black male performers because there wasn’t a huge demand. Has there been a change since?

There is a HUGE demand or Interracial porn and has been ever since I got into the business. There just is a lot of racism in porn in general. I have been on both ends of the racism fence in my life growing up in Philly but I have never seen as much racism in life as I do in this business. I used to think it was crazy that girls didn’t do IR (interracial). I thought they were racist. I’m sure some are but most just didn’t because they were under the impression it would hurt their career. I think it is true that certain people look down on white girls who do IR. It’s crazy! It’s a shame that girls can put off doing IR for a few years and then start doing it to elongate their career or “shelf life” but it is what it is. Just business unfortunately. I have even heard of girls getting paid extra for working with black male talent. Now that work is slower due to the economy and the downward spiral of DVD sales, a lot of girls who wouldn’t do IR are changing their minds. It’s just crazy.

What’s are some of the biggest misconceptions about the adult industry?

I would say the biggest misconceptions are that people in porn are horrible people, that all the girls in porn have been raped and/or molested, and that we all have drug problems and are uneducated, fucked up people in general. Yes, there are those who fit that description, but there are also healthy people in this business. There are people who just love sex and money, like almost everyone in the world, who have the balls to do what makes them happy. Some girls get in, make money, and get out and go on to spend their money on college. There are grown women who have had success and who now do porn for the fun of it. It’s not all how the general public make it out to be, of course all the media wants to do is show people is the negative, dark side. Unfortunately, that’s what people want to hear and see. The bad stuff is the interesting stuff, like gossip.

Apart from people you’ve been with on film, who’s the one person you would like to have sex with?

Michelle Obama!

Are you single? If so, is it difficult dating a guy or gal outside of the adult film industry?

I am not single and yes it is difficult! No matter how you want it, the relationship can never be “normal”. It’s possible to find love and have a great relationship, but it will always be a far cry from what you’d call traditional.

Deep down, everyone wishes they could do porn, even it just for one moment but in the back of their head they worry about what their parents will think of their child. Do your parents know about your occupation? if so, how did they take it?

My parents know. I could never carry on a lie for this long, lol. My mom thinks its funny and my dad just wants me to be happy.

Favorite position?

Reverse spoon. Total porn position but it rocks! Besides that one, me on top!

Is there a barrier for sex when it comes to filming and for personal satisfaction, i.e. are there things you won’t do on film but will do when the cameras off or vice versa?

I used to not like eye contact or kissing on camera just because I had a hard time dealing with emotionless fucking. I have always been very monogamous, I only ever had sex with people I was in a relationship with. Now, I’m very comfortable with myself and my feelings. I can have my love making at home and my dirty fucking on camera. I like the eye contact now. I can just let go and I love it!

What were you doing before porn?

Before porn I worked in sales and also did swimsuit/lingerie and promotional modeling on the side.

Colleagues of yours such as Katie Morgan and Sasha Grey have been featured in mainstream movies, do you have any plans to make it on the big(ger) screen?

I would love to be in a mainstream feature film. I have done some acting work already. A few cable movie pilots and appeared on a couple TV shows. I have also been in many mainstream magazines.

Define success?

Success is total happiness. Doing what you love and making a life out of it.