feb 21, 2014 - i-D VICE Have you heard of Amber Heard? She's the hottest thing in Hollywood! INTERVIEW

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Amber Heard may look like the ultimate Hollywood bombshell, but don't be
deceived. Fiery, passionate and opinionated, she's more about guts than glamour,
and life experience over luxury.

It's the morning after Independence Day, and Amber Heard calls i-D from her home in Los Angeles. As we're talking, a sleepy, familiar voice can be heard, occasionally taking Amber away from the phone. It's early in the morning on the West Coast; we can only assume the man rudely interrupting is Johnny Depp.

"I have to fight, tooth and nail, everyday, for my private life," Amber says when the conversation starts veering away from her work. We know she's with Depp. We know that, before, she was with (female) photographer Tasya van Ree, but what else do we know about the 27-year-old Texan? One of the most visible film stars in the business, who goes to bed with one of the most coveted men on the planet, is actually a bit of a mystery.

On living like a nomad for two years: "I just couldn't stay in Texas, so I took off. I moved to New York. I travelled Europe. I worked with a fake I.D. It was blind bravery and ignorance. I just wanted to hear the word no' By the time I
got to LA. I knew nobody. I had no money. I could carry all my possessions on my back. When I think of it now, it seems scary. But I loved it. I had no responsibilities, and I felt incredibly liberated. That was ten years ago

But most importantly, Amber is challenging one of the last taboos in cinema. Years before Jodie Foster's Golden Globe speech, Amber was confronting Hollywood about its obsession with heterosexuality. She insists she never "came out", as widely reported, because she's always been openly bi. She spoke about it for the first time at a Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation event, and she's remained a brave
spokesperson: "I couldn't sleep at night if I feel I'm part of the problem," she says.

"I'm attuned to the responsibilities I have to myself. I haven't always done what's right, but I've tried to do that. I've had many relationships throughout my adult life, and I've never been ashamed of any of them. I'm not hiding from anyone."

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