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“All those scenes that I did for Jules in the past year I just put so much
heart into.”
But Summer would be the first to say that her strong support system instilled her with all the confidence to go big when it mattered. She pointed to her life partner Sid Vision as someone who encouraged her to chase her dreams from Day 1.
“I think he was really the one who was able to help me break down all those barriers and those doubts,” Charly says. “I think having support in the industry is one of the main gifts and blessings that I’ve had.
“I think if more people could have support through this industry they would be a lot better off. And I have a lot of empathy for people that don’t have support in the industry because I think it’s really hard.”
Her agency, she says, has been “huge.”
“Dave’s always been there for me. Dave’s like family to me,” she says. “I really can’t say enough good things about Dave. He’s also one of the people that made me realize if I wanted to achieve the things in the business that I wanted to achieve I was going to have to level up.”
In her brief but heartfelt Best New Starlet acceptance speech, Charly thanked her agency, her fans and her close friend Chef from Disciples of Desire, who “taught me everything I know.” Awed by the level of daring cinematic hardcore that Chef’s Disciples of Desire studio was shooting, Charly connected with the seasoned filmmaker at the beginning of her career, calling
their initial meeting “a pivotal moment in my life.”
They shot scenes together before Summer became a proven home-run hitter—and she credits
Chef with inspiring her to become a “porn star” and not just another girl shooting porn scenes. “I feel like he was definitely the person that made me realize you have to like put it all out there
if you want to get taken seriously,” Charly says. “He’s kind of like a coach, a mentor for me.” A member of the Directors Guild of America who traveled the world shooting mainstream movies for 18 years, Chef brought his filmmaking skills to adult 10 years ago—the last five of
which have been on a commercial basis.
“The most important thing is that Charly literally did the work,” Chef, a native of L.A., tells
AVN. “She applied herself and focused on what she was doing. She made a way and you don’t see that all the time. So when you do see it, you’re like really, really amazed by it—by the focus and effort and energy.
“Her success isn’t by accident, it’s because she did the work to get it. It’s the same story of how I came up. I did the work and doors opened for me. I’m really happy for her.”
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