Falcon Studios

It's been a scant three years since the release of Roman Heart's first gay porn film. His name today is a household word in gay porn circles and his rise to the top of the porn heap has been nothing short of meteoric. He was racking up awards right from the start. I love the perpetually bronze buns, the rock-hard muscle everywhere you look and the handsome face with the sapphire eyes. But what I like most about Roman is that when you watch him, you know he's having fun.

Now he's a seasoned veteran, and like the god Janus, he can look forward and back. In this interview, Roman sets the record straight about his porn coming out and reflects on the power of porn to create strong first impressions about gay sex.


The porn urban legend about you says that as soon as you turned 18 (when you were still in high school), you went to Studio 2000 and asked them to put you in a movie, and they did. What's the true version?
The truth is I was 18, but not in school. I graduated a year early, and when I was 18, I sent out my information to a couple of studios, "just to see." I had several friends in the business, so I had an idea of what I was getting into. Studio 2000 answered and I did a movie for them called Flesh.

How did you make the transition to Falcon and where'd the name Roman Heart come from? Why didn't you keep the name Linc Madison?
On set of Studio 2000, I met a lot of great people; that helped me get in contact with Falcon. Literally, when I got home I had an email from Falcon Studios, and I've been with them ever since. Linc Madison was a name Studio 2000 came up with that no one really cared for. Some friends and I came up with Roman Heart, and it kind of stuck, easy to remember.

How do you keep your famous buns so perfectly tan? Pills? Spray? Bronzer? Tanning booth? Actual sun?
Ha ha. No spray tan, that stuff just is a mess. I go tanning and also the real tan — there are a couple of nude beaches I go to once in a while. But I have Mexican/Spanish ancestry, so that helps with the tan factor.

Are you in a relationship right now? How difficult is it to manage a relationship and be a porn star at the same time?
I'm currently in a relationship with a gorgeous Persian/German guy with the best eyes. It is hard, because you have the stigma attached to you that you are a porn star. People — especially the person you are dating, friends — don't really think too kindly of it. Everyone thinks you're just all about sex, and there is much more to me than that. Porn is just one aspect of me; there is plenty more.

Do you go to school? Have a job? Or does working for Falcon keep you busy full-time?
I was in school, but am taking time off. I had several jobs for over a year, working at a gym and hosting a club, but over the past several months I have been really busy schedule-wise with Falcon. So right now I'm just on a dancing meet-and-greet tour and doing several other projects and enjoying my summer.

How long would you like to keep making porn films (as a model)? After that, what?
It's always hard to answer this question. When the time comes it will be over. Many factors could end it. Eventually I'm going back to school and starting my life as a "working man." Right now, I'm just having a good time.

What's your all-time favorite scene and costar?
There are a lot of favorite scenes; every one has a different spin and excitement. The themed ones are fun, like Heaven to Hell. There are so many great guys in this business, but I've enjoyed working with Colby Taylor, Cort Donovan and Tommy Blade the most.

Where do you call home?
I'm originally from Washington state, but I have spent lot of time in Vancouver, BC. A lot of great memories are up there and many of my closest friends. It's really a great place to be, so I always call that home, because it's where I want to go back to the most

Do you get recognized a lot in public and when you are recognized, is it flattering or intrusive?
Yeah, it depends on where I am, but I randomly get people coming up or pointing. I never thought it would get to this point. It is very flattering. I get all shy and don't really know what to do, because to me and my friends, I'm nothing special.

If you were going to direct yourself in a scene, who would you cast to be in the scene with you, and what would we see in the final cut?
The scene would be an orgy of course, with all these hot boys going around doing what they do best, and me walking around instructing them to do better, or telling them what to do, and jumping in here and there. Think it would have some hot boys like Aaron King, Blake Riley, Francesco D'Macho, Josh Vaughn, Tommy Ritter, Cort Donovan and others. It would be a great scene!

You are one of few models (I'd include Brad Benton and Derek Cameron) who makes it look like something special is happening when you have sex on camera. Your whole aura changes. Are you acting or does some real transformation take place?
I think there is some acting is taking place, but my sounds and body language are all real. What you see is me. I just zone out everyone in the room and do my own thing. I have been really lucky working with guys that I have a connection to, and that really helps.

Although some studios, directors and adult entertainment personalities are outspoken about the need for the industry to promote safe sex and sane behavior, more porn stars are getting on the bandwagon. San Francisco is using porn stars for crystal meth education and Johnny Hazzard provides HIV education via an Internet chat room. How important is it that porn stars take a public position on controversial topics like safe sex and crystal meth use?
I think it's a great thing. If I think back to coming out of the closet, my first experience with gay sex was all porno-based online. It sends out a much better lesson if guys are watching porn with condoms, rather than bareback. That first impression I think sticks out in your mind, if that's your take on gay sex to begin with.

Also — I have said this before — in the gay community there are no real celebrities. Porn stars and drag queens are both in the gay public eye, and if you look at the blogs and the numbers, lots of people visit those sites, and it's a powerful tool to get the message across regarding the drug problem in America today as well as HIV. It makes me sad to think that where I went to college, now one in three households is either using or dealing meth. My home state has a huge problem with meth right now. It's eating away at America.

interview conducted July 2007