Page 82 - AVN January 2019

‘It goes by so quick when
you’re having fun.’
Ariana Marie’s career took “A Little Bit Harder”
turn in 2018, resulting in her finest season to date.
The 25-year-old native of Tampa, who still gets cast
in teen movies, raised her profile during a year in
which she earned seven sex scene nominations for
the 2019 AVN Awards—not to mention another nod
for AVN Female Performer of the Year.
The gorgeous, soft-spoken brunette admits that
patience has played a key role in her choices.
“Just thinking back on it, everything I did was
something I had been wanting to do for a really long
time,” Ariana Marie tells AVN. “I didn’t want to push
myself into doing it so quickly, so this year felt like a
good year to do everything I did.”
That includes performing in every scene in Evil
Angel Films’ Ariana Marie: A Little Bit Harder, directed
by Chris Streams. “I was able to explore more of my
sexuality and what I actually enjoy doing in those
scenes, particularly my d.p.,” she says. “That was
something I had been wanting to do for a long time.”
The former waitress at Buffalo Wild Wings, who will
celebrate six years in adult in March, says, “it goes
by so quick when you’re having fun.”
“I’ve learned a lot and experienced a lot,” Ariana
Marie says. “I love being part of this industry and
everything it has offered me.”