The following Q&A with the late Jon Dough appears on www.rogreviews.com:

How did you get started in this business?

I can’t remember, it was so long ago.

When was it?

1985.

Do you remember who directed that first movie?

I did a loop for Lance Kinkaid.

Do you remember who was in it?

I don’t remember the girl’s name no. After that, I did Loose Ends for Bruce Seven.

Did you work a lot for Bruce after that?

Yeah, I did a lot of work for Bruce.

How was he to work for?

He was great. He always knew what he wanted and knew how to get it.

Are there any other directors who stand out in your mind?

John Leslie, Alex DeRenzy there are so many others, I’m going to leave someone out.

What about Michael Ninn?

He was excellent.

You did big movies like ‘Shock’ and ‘Latex’ for Ninn. How were those to work on?

Those were a lot of fun. We had a good time and we knew we were making something special.

You’ve won a lot of awards for your acting performances. Is that something you are really proud of, or do you prefer the purely sexual side of the work?

I used to really get into the acting stuff. I don’t know why, but I did. I felt I was good at it, but I’m more into the sexual side of things now.

Is it easier?

No, that’s not it. It’s what we’re here for, the sex. Dialog just gets silly. ‘Latex’ and that stuff was fine for the time, but I couldn’t do it now, it’s just too silly.

Vivid signed you as one of the first contract men in porn. When was that?

1996.

How did that deal come about?

We were at the XRCO awards and Steve Hirsch ran into me. He asked me if I wanted to do it. I was just working for people, just doing what I’m doing now and this was something different, so I said OK.

Did you like working for Vivid?

Yeah, it was great. The girls were great.

Do you have any favorite women that you have worked with?

All of them.

Really?

Yeah, they are all good.

Is there any one movie that stands out in your mind as your best work?

I’ve done so many. There is no way I can pick one.

Do you how approximately how many movies you’ve done?

I couldn’t even tell you, maybe two thousand.

You’ve been with Monique DeMoan for several years now. You guys met in the business, right?

Yes we did. We met on the set of an Ed Powers movie, “Dr. Butts 3.”

Did you guys have a scene together?

Yeah, a three way with Tom Byron.

Then you’re done and you just ask her out for coffee?

No, Tom did that. I was married at the time so I went home with my wife. Tom took her, how did you put it, out for coffee? I have a feeling they had something a little stronger than coffee.

How did this relationship come about?

A few years later, when I was working for Vivid, I ran into her again. This time, I took her out.

You guys have worked together several times. Is it easier to work with someone you’re having a relationship with or harder?

It’s definitely not any harder. It’s easy man, working with her is wonderful. I would have to say it’s easier. The only hard part about this job is working with someone you don’t want to be with and I always want to be with her, so it’s easy.

Are you able to just turn down scenes with people you don’t want to work with?

Of course, everybody does that. No one should do anything that they don’t want to do.

What have been the biggest challenges for you trying to keep a relationship going while working in the business?

I don’t really know man. We have so many other challenges that the business doesn’t really seem to come into play. We’ve had some serious challenges come up in our lives and our relationship that are so much bigger than this business. This is really fun for us and we’re having a ball.

You’re still working with other women and she works with other men. That isn’t an issue for you obviously.

No. That’s just not an issue with either of us.

So you’re doing scenes again. What else are you working on?

I’ve just started working on a series for Anabolic. We’re shooting the first few scenes coming up. We’re still working on the title.

When it comes out, we’ll have to do another interview to talk about it.

Yeah, right now, I want to hold off, but when it comes out, we need to talk more. I’ve talked about things too soon before and people take your idea and fuck it up.

How are the guys at Anabolic to work for?

They’re great. I love working for them. It’s a great bunch of guys. They are letting me take my time to do things right. I want every girl to be right for the line and I’m taking my time.

What else have you guys got on your plate?

Monique has her whole R-Rated career going. Out of the blue, she saw the right agent and she’s getting a ton of work. The next thing she’s working on is the Emmanuelle series. We’re just so damn busy, it’s great.

Is the R-Rated stuff something you would be interested in as well?

Not really. That Cinemax stuff is good for the girls and younger guys, but I’m not really into it. She is really happy and I’m happy getting behind the camera for Anabolic, doing a straight on hard-core line.

This isn’t the first time you’ve directed though?

No, I have done a couple of lines, Dirty Stories and Sin-A-Matic. I also did a thing for VCA called “Attitude.” That was the first thing I directed. I also directed movies for Vivid, one was called “In Cold Sweat.” For Hustler I started the hundred and one girl thing.

That’s right, you were the World’s Luckiest Man.

Yeah, I made that whole thing up. I went to Steve, he loved it and actually named it. I wanted to call it something like “A Hundred and One Girls”, but they re-worked that. Since Vivid is the Disney of porn, he cleaned up the title and it took off from there.

Was that a hard movie to make?

A little bit. I wouldn’t do it again. It was fun at the time, we got a lot of press and it did wonders for my that year. It was a once in a lifetime shot and I hear that from other guys as well. Mr. Marcus, Bobby Vitale and Erik Everhard have all done them and they all tell me the same thing. Never again.

It looked like a lot of work.

It is a great thing to look back on and say ‘hey, I did it’ but never again.

How many days did it take to shoot?

We shot that one in three days. That’s about what they’re doing now, maybe four days. We tried to do it one day, but it was just impossible. Maybe a guy like TT Boy could do that in one day, but it’s really a lot of work, even for three days.

Were there any of the other movies you directed that you were really proud of?

I liked the Sin-A-Matic movies for Vivid. I wouldn’t mind doing something like that again. I did a thing for Hustler called “Hustler Letters” and it was all the stories from Hustler magazine. We took the letters and brought them to life. That was kind of neat with the bizarre set ups. We rented this horse and carriage and did a whole scene in the park. TT Boy is screwing some girl in the ass while the carriage is driving through the park. I like that kind of stuff.

Anything that I missed or didn’t cover?

No, that’s about it. Like I said, our plates are full here and we’re having a blast. I want it to stay that way for a long time.

Thanks for your time Jon.

Thanks a lot.