Sasha Grey March 2006 and saved $7,000 for a move to Los Angeles. Grey states that her parents were not happy with her involvement in the adult industry, but that they are on good terms nonetheless. In May 2006, Grey moved to Los Angeles and began appearing in adult films just after turning 18. Originally she toyed with the name Anna Karina, taken after the French New Wave actress, before deciding on her present name. The name "Sasha" was taken from Sascha Konietzko of the band KMFDM, and "Grey" represents Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Her first scene was
The Picture of Dorian Gray (opera) enters the dressing room. On doing so, she explains her poor performance by saying that because Dorian has shown her real love, she will no longer be able to 'mimic passion' on the stage. Dorian replies that she has killed his love for her: "Without your art, you are nothing!" Sibyl begs him not to leave her, but as she lies sobbing at his feet, he leaves. In a soliloquy, she wishes for his return, recalling fragments of "Romeo and Juliet", and stares at the poison bottle in her hands. "Scene 5" The next morning, Dorian sees that his portrait