RJ: That was for me one of the most socially redeeming films I've done in my life. I wanted to prove that you're never too old to enjoy yourself. It was an important film to do. There were so many jokes and so little sex on the screen. But the woman was actually advertising in the papers to find lovers. That's how the video company found her. A lot of the video is me interviewing her, and she complains that she can't find men her age who can achieve an erection. I say, "Rose, men your age have been dead for ten years!" It was really cute, and it's kind of like karma. When I'm in my eighties, there's going to be a woman in her forties who'll do me.
PB: Do you have a favorite porn film that doesn't star Ron Jeremy?
RJ: If I'm not in it, I don't give a fuck about it. My favorite films with me don't even have anything to do with the sex scenes. I'm proud of films like Roommates and Fascination. They're usually the older ones shot on film, where I get to do some acting.
PB: And now it's all shot on video. You've been around long enough to see technology change porn for the worse.
RJ: I've taken it further, too. Me and Sharon Kane did a sex scene about ten years ago that was shot for a hologram. The idea was that we would appear lifelike right in somebody's living room. We did it in front of guys in lab coats, and I had to time my pop shot right smack to the millisecond. But nothing ever came of it. Everybody knows that the adult industry leads the way in technology. Eventually, there will be less need for porn actors. I think the day will come when there will be a lifelike doll in your living room. The face will have a moving image, so it becomes your favorite porn actress. You can fuck Seka or whoever else you want to have sex with.
PB: We recently reviewed interactive porn DVDs and noticed that you never once saw a male actor's face.
RJ: Now imagine those DVDs combined with a device that you can stick your dick into. That's the wave of the future. You'll even be able to adjust it to your body tone. If you're heavy -- well, then they'll use me. You can look down and see a stomach that matches your own. The penis will always be large, but it'll look like your body.
PB: Do you feel any closer to retirement?
RJ: My standard answer is that I'll stop when I find my penis under my pillow. Or maybe it'll pop off in my hand when I'm taking a piss: "Oh, man, there's my cock. Guess that's over." The real answer, of course, is that I'll quit when I stop having erections. Financially, I'm pretty OK. I could quit the business if I ever got a major part in a mainstream film. I'd be crazy not to. And then there's the matter of a family. I may want to settle down someday, and you shouldn't have a family and be in porn. A lot of people do it, but it's really hard to maintain the relationship.
PB: But what about the women who'll be going into the adult industry so they can work with you?
RJ: I wish to God that there was some truth to what you just said, but there isn't. Some girls are really happy to work with me, and some even request me. Maybe they want to work with me because I'm legendary, but most of them say it's because their friends want them to work with me. Mostly their guy friends. And then there's a very select few girls who'd prefer not to work with me. You see that in the documentary. You still brought up the worst part about quitting. I'll be married and some gorgeous girl will be asking to do a scene with me. There I'll be, saying "Oh, fuck, I'm out of the business." I dunno. Maybe I could get my wife to hold the camera.
