I'm sitting in a non-descript conference room at AVN Online headquarters across from Aria. She is sexy in the sexiest sense of the word. Dressed in low-slung jeans, a sleeveless top, and adorned with various baubles and bangles, she is the picture of confidence, though her easy smile says, "It's okay, I won't bite."
What if she did? Bite me, I mean. Is that really wrong?
I flip through my notes. It's hard for me to concentrate; her body is incredible. At least we have comfortable banter. I position the tape recorder next to her. I'm trying to be charming.
Am I flirting with Aria? I might be. Her skin... It's sun-kissed to perfection. I bet it's silky smooth.
My notes. Right.
Her Website is AriaXXX.com. I know this because I searched for it and found it. There is nudity on the site. This is a good thing.
Look at those legs. Great smile.
I want to start the interview, but I'm happy to just talk about nothing in particular. I really think I might be flirting. Should I offer to get her a beverage? Maybe there are assorted cheeses in the office that I can tempt her with.
Her arms. Aisle-ready arms, as hip wedding slang goes.
I really should start the interview. I can't seem to get comfortable. Maybe we should have met at a coffee shop.
She's smiling at me. Now. Now is the perfect time to ask....
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AVN Online: Normally I wait until well into the interview, but today I can't help myself. Can you please describe the underwear you have on?
Aria:
They're pink. Pink with little pink flowers [pauses, checks]. Pink with pink flowers, and pink around the edges.
AO: Now that that's out of the way, we can proceed. You've appeared in, like, 200 adult movies. Do you have a favorite?
A: There's a scene I just watched the other day that was so funny, I think it was Double Crossed by Wicked, and it's a scene with me and Mr. Marcus and I play a drill sergeant and I'm screaming in his face, "What's your name, boy?" and I have this really weird accent for some reason, and it was hysterical. That's one of my recent favorites.
AO: What if I told you Stop! My Ass Is On Fire #9 is one my favorite flicks?
A: Oh my God. I would say, "Oh my God." I haven't seen it, have you? I'm in that, I think.
AO: Tell us something people might not know about you.
A: I used to paint cars for a living.
AO: Do you think you'd be any good at making balloon animals?
A: No, I'm horrible. I've tried. I either pop the balloons or I get, like, two twists and I'm like, uh, it's a snake.
AO: What would be the best way for me to win your heart?
A: Buy me a lollipop? Hmmm... that's an interesting question.
AO: What makes you feel sexy?
A: Seeing a guy jacking off to me. That's what I'd masturbate to. I'd masturbate thinking about men masturbating to me. It totally gets me off.
AO: Do you have a motto?
A: Seeing as my day-to-day life is pretty much sex, it's "If I didn't cum, you're not doing it right." Because when I do my films I'm on a mission. I have one goal: I'm going to cum at least once in a scene, because... why not? I'm there.
AO: Be honest; you watched some of The Bachelorette, didn't you?
A: You know what? No. But Fear Factor, yes.
AO: It's baseball season. Do you have a favorite team?
A: Boston Red Sox. But every game I've ever gone to, they've lost. Every game I don't go to, they win. I don't go to the games anymore.
AO: When was the last time you cried?
A: I think last night [laughter]. I was giving head and I was deep throating. And when I give head, I gag and I just cry, my eyes water. And I did watch a movie, too, and I get [teary] when it's like a sad scene.
AO: You were watching the movie and crying while you were giving head?
A: I guess it's not crying, but eyes watering. You get a lot of saliva and the eyes water if you get too deep and gag on it a couple times. I did see a movie, though.
AO: Favorite music when it's "fooling around" time?
A: I used to like listening to Frank Zappa. Now, just rock, not too heavy but very sexy, aggressive. No rap. Normally, I like country music. I actually sing country. I was on VH-1 on that Porn to Rock special.
AO: You've got this Conan the Barbarian thing happening on your Website. What's up?
A: I changed my name [from Marie Silva]. I like Aria because the musical quality of it ? it's a solo operatic piece, but it's also a comic book. I was in a comic book store just looking around and this guy came running up to me, "Oh my God, can I have your autograph, you're like my favorite character." And I'm looking at the guy and he has this comic book called Aria and the girl on the cover looked just like me. It was trippy. So I went with that. She's a 500-year-old fairy who lives in New York and it flips between the old days and modern-day New York. And she's like this kick-ass, slutty little thing. It's a character I really enjoy.
AO: What made you decide to change your name?
A: I got implants... and just family things. My sister found out [I was an adult star] when she was searching for me on the Internet, and called me going, "I can't believe you did this."
AO: Is Marie Silva your given name?
A: No. Marie is my middle name. Silva was an old family name. I sort of combined them, but my family wasn't too thrilled about me using the Silva name. And I wanted a fresh start. I had done only about 50 films over a year and a half as Marie Silva, and it wasn't a lot of features.... It wasn't really the kind of image I wanted to have. It was better to start over.
AO: Is there a time of day more conducive for filming pornography?
A: Morning. When it gets past seven [p.m.], I get antsy. And after nine, I'm just tired. I'm a morning person. I get up early and go to the gym every day, so when I wake up in the morning I'm on fire, I'm amped up. So, if it's twelve, one o'clock, I'm great, I'm having a blast.
AO: Do you workout frequently?
A: I do. I actually started to do fitness modeling. My trainer is going to enter me in some fitness shows whether I want to or not. So he has a good excuse to kick my ass for a month.
AO: What do you do to relax?
A: I like to sing. I used to run a karaoke bar. But I take care of horses, and I love to read. I'm a total Tom Clancy freak. Tom Clancy, Lord of the Rings.... I love J.R.R. Tolkein, and John Grisham, James Clavell. I read Shogun in one sitting.
AO: What might I find on your nightstand?
A: Cell phone jack... I have a box of ForPlay Lube samples that I just got. I had a meeting with ForPlay Lube, so I have this pretty white box with a blue ribbon around it and it has like eight different samples of lube and some dildo cleaner. And I do have JoJo the Dildo in my drawer. JoJo is my strap-on. He's in my drawer just in case there's company, because you never know who's going to come by.
AO: What celebrity would you most like to have brunch with?
A: Marisa Tomei. I like her. She's cool.
AO: What's your favorite meal?
A: Steak. Rare. And sushi. Raw. I love a good steak. It's just good... and a nice creme brulee at the end. I'm a sweets person, but I don't eat a lot of sweets, because if I wanted to I could be fat, if I really tried. But I really don't.
AO: favorite cereal?
A: Oatmeal. Actually, Cream of Wheat.
AO: What really pisses you off?
A: Nothing, really. I'm really mellow. It takes a lot to piss me off.
I don't like when people steal things, like girls take dildos from the set without asking and they think it's funny. It pisses me off. I stole a Peppermint Patty when I was 10. My friend made me do it, I got outside of the store, and I felt so guilty that I lied and said I forgot something and sneaked back in and put a nickel on the counter. I couldn't handle it. And I never stole again. My mother taught us, "If you don't work, you don't eat." And it's true. If you don't work, you don't deserve the benefits.
AO: Finish this sentence: Happiness is ...
A: ... a good cup of coffee.
AO: If you could ask the Pope one question, what would it be?
A: What is with the hat?
AO: What's your advice to aspiring porn stars?
A: Think it through before you decide to jump in. Make sure you are prepared for your family, your friends, your co-workers to find out what you do, and make sure you can deal with that before you start. And if you're just doing it for the money and really don't want to do it, or if you have to do drugs or alcohol to do it, then you don't need to be in it. There's other things you can do... like sell drugs. I'm just kidding. Kidding!
