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“I’ve been a plus-size performer in the industry for 13 years
and this is the first time I’ve performed in a feature of this
magnitude,” Lane tells AVN. “Plus-sized models are not cast in
roles for mainstream adult movies. I hope this scene makes other
companies think outside the box and consider shooting more
plus-size talent.”
Lane says her biggest challenge playing Karen “was playing
somebody that wasn’t me.”
“I’m a gonzo girl and I never really played a role before,”
Lane continues. “Karen was more of an introvert and subdued,
and if you’ve ever met me, you know I’m a giant, bubbly ball of
energy.”
Lane adds, “Bree Mills, Craven Moorehead and the entire
crew are amazing. It was a lot of fun working with them. Angela
White wrote a script that I love. She really put a lot of energy
into this movie. Pure Taboo is doing something different from
everyone else; their movies are gritty, raw and full of passion. I
feel honored that they cast me in the role.”
The versatile Pistol, who has established himself as one of
the finest actors of his generation during his glittering 14-year
career, tells AVN what made this role so hard was how nasty his
character had to be.
“WHEN THERE WERE BREAKS AND
BETWEEN TAKES, HE WOULD
APOLOGIZE TO ME FOR THE
THINGS THAT HE WAS SAYING TO
ME.”
—ANGELA WHITE ON CO-STAR TOMMY PISTOL
“The biggest challenge about playing this character was how
intentionally abusive he was,” admits Pistol, who has won the
adult industry’s top acting award in three of the past five years.
“I’ve played many characters you would call crazy. But I’ve never
played someone who would pick apart someone’s appearance
or weight to hurt them. It’s hard to insult someone you’re friends
with in a scene.
“This wasn’t something I’ve ever done before. Being that
Angela wrote this, she knew what she wanted, and I was glad I
gave her the performance she wanted.”
Known primarily for his flair for comedy, some of Pistol’s
memorable roles include playing a half-assed secret agent in
Digital Playground’s Stryker, a clown stripper in BurningAngel’s
Jessie Lee’s Girls Night Out, and Pee Wee Herman and
AustinPowers/Dr. Evil in separate Vivid parodies. But the veteran
of close to 950 adult movies can deliver a serious performance
just as well.
“I’ve never been in a scene where my partner wanted me to
point out her flaws,” Pistol continues. “It’s something you would
never do. Like I said, I’ve played crazy. But I never insulted
someone specifically on weight or appearance. I found myself
checking in with Angela because I felt horrible after things I’d
said. I have to give her respect in going somewhere a lot of
performers might not feel comfortable going. Pure Taboo is
producing unique content and raising the bar in adult cinema. I’m
really proud to be a part of it.”
In this exclusive interview, Mills, who co-directed the 2018 AVN
Award-winning Best Drama, Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy,
with Craven Moorehead, joins White to discuss the making of
“The Weight of Infidelity”—from concept to completion—in what
without question is one of this year’s first must-watch scenes.
Opposite page, Angela White plays a woman tormented by her spouse. Above, Bree Mills, White, Karla Lane and Tommy Pistol on set.
AVN: What was your inspiration for this story?
ANGELA WHITE: Many different things influenced me. Obviously, I wanted to use this platform
to talk about the way idealized body types can be used against people as a weapon. Used
against women—and men—as a display of dominance and power.
So the idea had been swirling around in my head for quite some time and in fact Bree and
I had been talking about collaborating on something since I arrived. But we initially thought
we were going to do something for Girlsway … and when I arrived I was so heavily booked,
I didn’t even have time to think about a collaboration or story or anything. And then Bree
created Pure Taboo and I had this kind of dark story in my head and I was like this would be
a great platform to do it.
And because Bree had talked about being open to collaboration before, I contacted Bree
and said, “I’ve got this story, are you interested?” And she was, which was great. So I guess
this is a dark scene with a powerful message and I just wanted to use this powerful platform
that we have in adult entertainment to talk about the elephant in the room. Obviously, we’re
in an industry where body image matters. It’s something that we use to sell a product and
it can be positive or negative. And in this case I talk about the negative impacts of idealized
body image.
BREE MILLS: Angela has shot with us for Fantasy Massage and Girlsway many times since
coming to L.A. and we’ve worked together on set in bits and pieces before. But I had her
come down and play a role that I had written with her in mind for Pure Taboo. I think we
would’ve shot it in late 2017—maybe November or December—and it was an opportunity
to really work together as a director and actress for the first time and it was a really good
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