| December 27, 2019 |
Angela White: Doing the Work of Creating Change |
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As the year (and the decade) wind to a close, itâs interesting to consider key figures and forces that have shaped where we are as a community, as well as may be leading us into the future. Within this context, itâs interesting to consider Angela White. One could easily argue that no single person has had a more significant impact on the shape of modern adult media than White. A top performer, a noteworthy content creator, a global star and a sex positive leader and thinker who embodies activism in conjunction with labor, White leads the industry by doing, doing the work alongside the community all the while. 2019 was a great year for White, who was involved in the creation of four particularly amazing productions — Angela White: Dark Side (Jules Jordan Video), Drive (Deeper), Perspective (Adult Time) and Angela Loves Women 5 (AGW Entertainment) â among all her other work. But 2019 is also just one piece in Whiteâs overall puzzle, the picture of which continues to evolve and emerge over a wider span of time. We had the opportunity to ask White some questions about her work in 2019 — and got a glimpse of where it may be headed in the future. YNOT: Your career thus far has been marked by a steady stream of achievements and accolades such that people might wonder, Whatâs even left for Angela White to do? But since maybe itâs not about surpassing previous accomplishments, how does your work from 2019 complement or extend your body of work overall? Angela White: In 2019, I feel I was able to both complement and extend my overall body of work. When it comes to my sexuality, I always feel thereâs more to explore. My sexual desires increase the more I indulge them. While Iâve done gonzo showcases before, I was tremendously excited to extend my reach into the genre by going bigger and bolder than ever before in Angela White: Dark Side. I wanted to tap into the fierce and nasty parts of my sexuality and desires and explore my âdark sideâ as the title suggests. To complement my gonzo work and to challenge myself as a performer and actor, I branched out into bigger feature roles. I was fortunate to be cast as the lead in two major feature films: Bree Millsâ Perspective and Kayden Krossâ Drive. These were the biggest feature productions Iâve ever been involved in, and Iâm so grateful that Bree and Kayden entrusted me to bring their unique visions to life. I took the roles very seriously and embraced the opportunity to grow. I hired an acting coach to help me develop my charactersâ backstories, and I set aside considerable time to meet with my co-stars for rehearsals before we even began filming. I lived, breathed and became the characters during the extended productions. These roles not only showcased my range as a performer and actor, they also gave me the opportunity to experience sex as someone else, which I find incredibly fascinating. You make everything look seamless, but itâs naïve to presume that your work âcomes easy.â What has been your biggest challenge during the course of your career thus far? The biggest challenge of my career was overcoming the âtyranny of distance.â Being based in Australia meant missing out on many opportunities. There is a small and burgeoning industry in Australia, and I treasure the experiences I had and the lessons I learned while performing Down Under. It cannot compare to the size and scope of the Los Angeles adult industry — the global headquarters of porn production. I felt I could not explore my sexuality to the fullest without collaborating with and learning from the talented performers and directors in the US industry. Now that Iâm living in the United States, my new challenge is coping with being away from my family, friends and lovers in Australia. Iâm usually too busy to get homesick, but when I do it weighs heavily on my heart. Living my dream is extremely rewarding though, and I’m so grateful to have a second family of supportive peers here in Los Angeles. Your four key films from 2019 are all very different, each guided by a strong director with a particular vision. How do you balance creating content that enhances your own vision of yourself as a person and performer with helping a director actualize the vision they may have for a project? Filmmaking is arguably the most collaborative art form of all, and when this collaborative spirit is embraced to its fullest, the results are spectacular. Maintaining an effective balance during content creation that simultaneously furthers a performerâs personal journey and helps bring a directorâs vision to life is based on both the performer and the director possessing a genuine desire to collaborate and compromise, trust and a shared determination to learn and grow. This was, without a doubt, the case in Dark Side, Drive and Perspective. Jules, Kayden and Bree all maintained an open dialogue with me throughout the production of each movie, as well as a friendly ear. As a performer, I was eager to go on the journey their visions laid out. In the case of Angela Loves Women 5, I was both the director and a performer. Nevertheless, I maintained the same collaborative spirit, as I do with all my films. I feel that the production values present in all AGW Entertainment titles have always benefited from the open dialogue I maintain with my crew on set, and just like Jules, Kayden and Bree, I place the highest of premiums on communication with my co-stars to ensure that my set provides a safe place for them to explore and grow while simultaneously delivering a movie that all involved can be proud of and I know my fans will enjoy. What is it about Dark Side that epitomizes your âdark sideâ? Itâs all about the energy and attitude I exude in each scene. My “dark side” is a vibe rather than a scene type. For me, itâs about tapping into a supreme confidence that allows no room for shame or self-doubt. Itâs about tapping into that “dirty” part of oneâs sexuality, especially the part that women are not meant to acknowledge. Women are not supposed to be âdisgustingâ — but there is nothing too disgusting, too filthy or too nasty for my dark side and I certainly wasnât going to feel any guilt about expressing it. I bring this attitude to every scene in the movie, but my biggest blowbang and my biggest gangbang are the most overt and obvious examples of me embracing all the things society tells me I’m not supposed to enjoy as a woman. I get messy, I look destroyed, I get covered in sweat, squirt and cum. I even indulge in the bodily fluids. I sniff them, I gargle cum, I gulp them down. But even when I’m on my knees, I’m the one calling the shots and demanding more. I came in with authority, knowing that all these men were booked for my pleasure, to satiate my ferocious sexual appetite and to service me. I give my absolute all and leave everything on the field in every scene in this movie. |
