12 h, apr 22, 2015 y - INDIEWIRE Amber Heard Is Done Being Hollywood's Sex Object INTERVIEW

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Tribeca: Amber Heard Is Done Being Hollywood’s Sex Object

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Since breaking out with “Friday Night Lights,” the 2004 teen drama that went on to inspire the beloved TV series, Austin-born actress Amber Heard has worked non-stop in Hollywood. But it’s taken a decade for Heard to finally find her voice in the industry.

The actress, who recently became a tabloid fixture following her recent elopement to Johnny Depp, does two on-screen “firsts” in the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival premiere “When I Live My Life Over Again.” In the dramedy, from writer-director Robert Edwards, Heard plays the guitar and sings (she’d never done either prior to this movie) to play Jude, a pink-haired struggling singer/songwriter who heads home to her father (Christopher Walken) after one too many big city problems. As soon as she arrives, she’s reminded that spending time with her father presents its own particular set of challenges.

The project also marks a huge change of pace for Heard for another reason: it’s one of the few in which her character isn’t a sex object. From “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane,” in which she played the titular hot girl, to NBC’s ill-fated series “The Playboy Club,” in which she played a cocktail waitress at the infamous Chicago spot, to “Machete Kills,” in which she donned some very risqué outfits to play the deadly Miss San Antonio, Heard up until now has been largely relegated to playing the lusted-after vixen. “When I Live My Over Again” proves there’s so much more to Heard than meets the eye.

You’re at Tribeca with not just this title, but you also have a smaller role in “The Adderall Diaries.” What it’s like to have two films at the event?
It’s so gratifying to have both of them at Tribeca. It’s an interesting outlet for them to be seen in because I think Tribeca doesn’t feel commercialized. It doesn’t feel like a giant and feels more focused on film. That’s not to say the other [festivals] aren’t, but it’s a little more intimate and a little more focus on the film. When you do a passion project for instance, you give up perks, you give up money, you give up time, you put a lot of sweat, blood and tears into this project. So to see it come to fruition in this way is immensely gratifying.

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