May we ask your age?
Sure! I’m 26, but last year I met two young, good-looking guys while I was on holiday in Greece. They were very kind and well-behaved, so we walked together. When they asked my age, I knew I would feel better lying a little,as I noticed they were both younger than me. I told them I was 22. The one boy’s face lit up because he was about that age, and he kept asking me to be his girlfriend because he had a crush on me. I still feel bad because I lied.

What do you think about relationships and the adult industry?
I think the girls in the industry appreciate love more than anyone else. When we have partners, we really commit to nurturing and properly devoting ourselves to them.

Do you have an active off-screen sex life?
I have a very inactive off-screen sex life. It’s kind of sad for a porn actress with a big—and growing—sexual appetite, but I don’t want to give my body to everyone. Maybe I’m too selective, but in my private life I can’t have sex with someone just because I’m horny and want to feel a dick in my juicy pussy. I need to feel something with the other person.

Okay, let’s run through a few hard and fast questions: What do men want?
A good blowjob.

What is your sexiest bad habit?
Letting my pubic hair grow long.

Is there anything that you would never do on camera?
I will not do anything that will make me feel uncomfortable or shy when the movie hits the shelves. For example, pissing: I love to do it with a partner, but I never want my mum to be able to watch a bunch of guys pee on my head.

Tell us something we would never guess about you.
I’m into sewing—making and customising my own clothes.

Can you summarise yourself in two short sentences, Carla?
I’m a devil that can behave. I’m an angel that can get crazy.

What’s on the horizon for you?

I’m hoping to get my website up and running by the end of the year. And I’ll be in Australia next month for AdultEx [Melbourne, April 14-17], where I will be meeting and greeting!

Is there anything you want to add before we wrap it up?
I’m really happy to be in Australian Penthouse, and I hope your readers enjoy my interview. I look forward to meeting my fans down-under and showing them love. Also, live life for yourself and not for others. Enjoy everything you do and give it 100 per cent. Hard work always pays.

We understand your agency has outlasted many others. What do you think is the secret behind your success?
Basically, we have a really high calibre of applicants. They have so much compatibility with one another. I think our branding and marketing really attracts the right client. Also, we are very selective with who we take on. We don’t take just anybody and hope for the best, which I think is an approach that’s got other agencies into trouble in the past.

What do you do if there aren’t any potential matches?What do you do if there aren’t any potential matches?

We tell them we’ll touch base in a month or two. Everybody is at a different point in the dating game. Some people are in relationships, some are waiting for a date, some have just gone on a date. So people who were not available become available, and new people join the service who could end up being compatible. It’s constantly changing and evolving.

Has the service led to any marriages?
Yes, we’ve had several marriages. The first one was a couple who had only been dating for five months. And we actually had our first baby born last August. That’s pretty special. What kind of women sign on for the service? Our women are professional; some are business owners. We have a lot of very savvy entrepreneurs across a range of dynamic and vibrant industries. A lot of our women are looking for men who are truly their equal—someone who is confident, charismatic and good-humoured; a gentleman who has been raised with old-fashioned values. The women are financially secure, so they’re not looking for somebody to support them by any means. They’re fit, athletic, well-groomed, stylish and attractive. The women we represent get approached constantly by men who want to go out with them, but they are selective about who they want to be with, and that’s why they join.

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It’s a factual account, thanks to the diary you kept during your service. Given the anti-intellectualism you encountered, was there resistance to your journal writing?
Yes, there was. In fact, a couple of times, French people called me the espion—the spy. I’d go, “Do you think I’d be doing this if I was a spy?” It’d be a bit blindingly obvious! But because the Legion was so anti-intellectual, they thought, “Well, what are you writing for? There’s no need to write anything.
Just follow orders, drink, use the camp brothel and get on with life.”

Did anyone ever try to take your diary?
No. Mind you, I used to keep things in fairly secure places.

Were there specific incidents you thought about not including?
There were situations where I was involved in the deaths of people that were of a particular nature that I didn’t believe it was helpful to include them. So there are things I didn’t include, yes.

Are you still in touch with many of your fellow Legionnaires?
I’m in touch with a few. There’s one in Sydney, another in Auckland and one who works on the north-west shelf of WA. They’re mates in the sense that they might ring up and say, “G’day. How ya going?” I met a Legionnaire when I was in Baghdad last year—it was pure chance and we just had that common ground.

So mateship is one positive that can come out of being in the Legion?
Yes.

Do you know whether the standard of training and leadership in the Legion has improved since you left in 1993?
According to my sources—and there’s a couple of guys still serving—my understanding is that no, it hasn’t. It goes back to the critical point that if you can’t attract and retain good people, they are gonna leave. If you’re a thoughtful kind of guy who wants a military-type life, you’ll look around and think, “Okay, where
are the good leaders? Where’s the good training? And where might I get some operational service?” Then there are much better options.

Were you tempted to stay to try to effect positive change yourself, or were the odds against doing so insurmountable?
I was offered the world to remain behind, but I thought, “Would the little amount I could conceivably change be worth the rest of my life?” And I worked it out and went, “Nup.”

You’ve clearly stated you don’t regret your five-year stint, but what about your career path within the Legion? Anything you’d change if you did it over?
Probably not. If I’d known more about the rapid-promotion route, I probably wouldn’t have taken it. I note that the Legion cut it out for a while because it failed so badly, but they’ve reinstituted it. Effectively, it kept me from being out on operation for another year. It was only after I finished it that I got posted
to Djibouti. But had I not done it, I would have gone into the parachute regiment and maybe gone to Chad.

Do you expect to receive any negative feedback from the Legion about Marching With The Devil?
Officially, no. I’ve never heard of the French government making any comment at all about what people say. Some of the guys I was with, around the corporal level, might have something to say, though. None of them have read it yet, but when they do, I expect a bit of flaming to go on. Some of them come off quite well, but some of them come off extremely poorly. And significantly, they don’t like to be told their training is rubbish.

When did you feel closest to death?
Once was when I was sitting on top of a bloody fence with a spike through my leg. The other time the world slowed down was when an officer walked at me cocking his weapon. I could see what he was doing, couldn’t believe it in my own mind, and thought, “He’s about to shoot me in the head!”

And the mongrel didn’t even apologise when the bullet whizzed past you! Do you still yearn for adventure?
Of course I do! There was the camel trip [across Australia]. Then I tried to cross Lake Eyre on foot, got very badly bogged and nearly didn’t make it out of that. I was in Iraq for a year in 2009, and I did two tours there before that.

What’s your actual occupation these days?
I’m a public servant lawyer with the Department of Defence. When I was over in Iraq, I was a civilian advisor. Last year, I was advising on rule of law issues. The time before that, I was an advisor to the Iraqi Minister for Defence. And the time before that, to the Australian Commander in Iraq.

Have you ever run into the Legion in a professional capacity?
You know what? I haven’t. But if I get a chance to go to Afghanistan, then I will run into them because they’re over there.

Will your next book be about your east-west crossing of Australia by camel? Did you keep a diary on that trip?
Absolutely, I did. It will be a lot gentler and more reflective, and it’s more about the country and the people in it. I’m working on it right now and already have a draft done. It’s a real Australian story because no-one’s ever walked across the country on their own before—or east-west across the Simpson Desert. Until
me, I suppose… along with a few camels.

Is Penthouse magazine popular in American prisons?
Funnily enough, Australian Penthouse was the first magazine Dad sent me! Full nudity is banned in the majority of prisons I was sent to, but in the first jail the rules were a bit more lenient and it was a big hit. I remember a couple of lads wanted to have a look and it came back with a few sticky pages! One issue of Australian Penthouse in prison is worth $100-$200, easy.

Did it take you long to settle back into life in Australia when you were deported from America in 2009?
It did take a bit of time. It was a strange period for me, those first six months after I was released. The people closest to me didn’t really know how to treat me. They didn’t know how much I’d changed and whether I was still a full-on, hardened criminal. I did all I could to show them I was still human and the same affectionate Anthony I’ve always been. Now I have wonderful friendships with a lot of people and I feel they see the real me again.

What are you doing now?
I’m a sales manager for a clothing company based in Byron Bay [northern New South Wales]. I coordinate reps in each state and also manage a couple of guys who work in the warehouse. It’s a great role in a growing company and I’m really enjoying it.

How do people react when you tell them who you are?I
Mates will always sting me about it, which is okay because mates are mates and you’ve got to expect that. I’ve definitely copped a fair bit from them! When I tell people who I am, the majority of responses are quite positive. I’m very grateful to live in such an amazing country, where people can appreciate the humorous
side to it.

Was it difficult to relive the experience while writing Bank Robbery for Beginners?
I got so much support while writing the book and I think I rehabilitated myself in a lot of different ways. Me and the people closest to me were able to put the whole thing to rest and move on. But it was quite difficult for some people, especially my parents, to read it and to know everything I endured.

What does Luke, your former partner in crime, think of the book?
He’s happy for me. We’re two very different people and he’s home safe and sound doing his own thing. We don’t talk a whole lot about the past. We catch up for a surf every now and then but just keep it light and easy. I can imagine it might be difficult for him to relive the ordeal, so I don’t expect him to read it.

What was the most important lesson that you learned in jail?
I learned not to be so selfish and to consider consequences and appreciate the feelings of others. Obviously that’s something I didn’t do. I was completely selfish in deciding to go ahead with robbing the bank. There were extreme repercussions on the bank tellers, on my beautiful family, on my girlfriend at the time, on my friends and all the people around me. There were very, very serious consequences, and I never considered them because I never thought I’d get caught. In my naïve mind, I thought I’d be in and out and off to Mexico.

In your opinion, what’s the biggest problem with the US prison system?
That’s an interesting question. I suppose one of the main things that stands out for me is the lack of rehabilitation. Personally, I was seeking to support myself through study and journal writing, but I’d have to fight to get the prisons to allow my text books and calculators and other study materials. They weren’t helping. If there was more education and it was mandatory for all prisoners to study and evolve, I think it would stop recidivism and help them when they got out. Everybody in there is just bored shitless and they get caught up in the politics of prison, such as racial segregation and that kind of bullshit.

What’s the best thing about being free?
Women! I have a beautiful girlfriend and being able to interact with females in any way makes me feel more human. The other benefit is nature; being in the bush or the ocean is what I used to long for more than anything.

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