Harry Reems Quotes

This was the infancy of the industry... There were a lot of rough people around.

The director Jerry Damiano sat on trial, sat on the witness chair and pointed and said, `yeah, that`s the guy who had sex in my movie` and he was let go. Same with Linda Lovelace, `That`s the guy I had sex with in the movie DEEP THROAT`, I was the defendant, they were witnesses, it makes no sense.

Because then, legal minds outside of the adult-film industry were outraged, and the so-called `legitimate` people that came to his defense (Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Dick Cavett, etc.) were enough to stop them.

There were 9 defendants, me and 8 Mafiosos, members of the Colombo family. ... There was evidence that they had an inside informant, he ended up murdered, they found his car with 2 bloody fingers...

Linda Lovelace and Gerry Damiano were witnesses for the government, ... They were granted immunity. I was not. They took the stand, pointed at me and said `Yes, that`s the guy.` 

All this evidence about murder, and under the conspiracy laws, I`m responsible for this stuff. All the tax evasion, all the murders, all the beatings, I`m responsible for all this stuff. I`m the only artist ever, good or bad, of any kind, to be prosecuted by the Federal Government.