Nina Hartley Interview At The 2005 Adult Entertainment Expo

Nina Hartley Interview At The 2005 Adult Entertainment Expo

I made my first video, "Educating Nina" in 1984, after Dave, my ex, met Juliette Anderson in the local supermarket. After my graduation in '85, I went into video full time. I loved performing from the first time I did it. My first on-screen partners were Billy Dee and Karen Summers. I've done about 650 videos since then. I've won a lot of awards over the years, for both sexual and non-sexual performances. I started the educational series in '96 for Adam and Eve, and I like those very much. Since I have been with Ernest, I've started doing fetish videos as well, usually as a dominant unless I'm working with Ernest, in which case I am submissive to him. For me, sex has been my vocation, my meal ticket, my path to happiness and self-understanding. It is my meditation and communion with Ernest. My interest in sex is unabated by all that I've had: I'm always interested in it: watching it, doing it, helping others do it better, listening to others have it, lending a helping hand (quick, more lube!). Since it is a body-based activity, the good that comes from it lasts and lasts and affects other parts of my life. There is always something to learn about oneself through sex, even less-than-satisfying sex. I don't have bad sex any more, ever. By making conscious sexuality my mantra, I always get the most out of every sexual experience, whether a friendly hand job in Helsinki or getting it up the butt from Ernest. What is important for both Ernest and me is living a full, authentic life. I have my parents to thank for that example, as my mother quit her job in '74 to study Zen full time with my father. Ernest and I both value the life fully lived, and examined carefully. We both needed to live a life where our interest in sexuality was an asset, not a liability. That's it for now.