It would be a decision to make with my partner, and I'm sure my family would be told after a while, but after quite a bit of consideration, and especially if I felt this wouldn't be a job but a career.
Not every woman believes doing porn is degrading. There are in fact quite a few top performers who feel it was the most liberating choice they made, and couldn't be happier. To each his own. What isn't right for you isn't necessarily wrong for someone else.