I don't imagine myself, my work, or my life, fitting into any kind of standardized path. In fact, the idea of there even being a standard freaks me out a lot.
— Amber Heard
It is really hard when you spend your life living out of a suitcase. But it really does weed out superficial people - if someone is still with you after the second movie, then they're probably a good one! I like to trust people in general - it's the southern girl in me.
I think the main struggle for women in Hollywood and women in my position is to fight for true representation in the media and accurate representation of our many diverse qualities in stories.
I used to be very interested in the history of women's rights in this country and in other countries. I tried to learn as much as I could about it, and more than anything, I would be called gay. It was phenomenal. But if a boy has something to say, he is appreciated; he's even popular. If a girl says something, it's instantly a threat.
I feel like I'm constantly fighting against my exterior, or this exterior presentation of myself, because of how I look or perhaps because of who I'm with.
I'm looking to find good stories, not big commercial pieces of work.
You feel better when you're eating food that retains nutritional value.
I went to a Catholic school but did not really fit in.
I can sit in front of the TV and watch an old romantic film and be transfixed.
I get tickets all the time and can't stay under the speed limit. I'm bad at that.
I have always been very rebellious and gone against the grain. I've always challenged the standards set before me.
Modern cars I don't like so much.
I'm a good shot and I love guns - I own several.
I don't feel like millions of people are wrong because they love who they love or they were born how they were born.
All I've ever needed is myself.
I'm a huge Hunter S. Thompson fan.
Young women from a very young age are taught that life will be easier if you can just turn on the charming smile and say very little and be complacent and docile and sweet.
My favourite thing is to do crossword puzzles. I do the 'New York Times' one every morning. Then I go to the barn to see my horse.
If I were a man, I'd be allowed to play roles that were compelling and drove an audience to an emotional response.
Can you ever imagine yourself in a situation like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, where the world feels like they have a stake in your private life? I would never want it.
We didn't take Charlize Theron seriously until she did 'Monster' and became physically ugly. I would love to see women be able to be powerful, complex, smart, opinionated and taken seriously, even if they are beautiful.
I get a stack of scripts, like, once a month, and most of the time, you find these placeholder girls that are there to provide a bounce for the male character. So we know he's funny because she's serious and she's mad at him. We know he's strong because she needs saving. So really, her job is to validate this personality trait of our hero or male.
I am constantly struggling to show people that there is more to me than my appearance. You do have to try and overcome those hurdles. Female actresses need to be given the chance to be more than how they look.
Once you start working out, you feel better and it becomes something you make time to do.
I think my mother realized she had a somewhat unusual daughter pretty early on.
Every article I've read about myself always winds up concluding that I am not, in fact, completely stupid.
I have been in my fair share of both onscreen and off screen fights.
I seem to be stuck in the '60s, and my favorite music, cars, and women's fashion come from that era. And the sense of social rebellion. It was a good time for a lot of things.
I don't know if I've owned a piece of technology that I hated - I don't think I would have owned it then.
Models are just mannequins seeking validation at the hands of sleazy fashion people.
I personally think that if you deny something or if you hide something you're inadvertently admitting it's wrong.
My very best friend died in a car accident when I was 16 years old. That was the hardest blow emotionally that I have ever had to endure. Suddenly, you realize tomorrow might not come. Now I live by the motto, 'Today is what I have.'
It's my job in Hollywood to find roles where I get to be a character not a bathing suit.
I think there's a part when you sign your soul to the devil and start working in Los Angeles that you also sign away that you could be a human being in anyone's eye. You're like a robot!
I try to search for roles where the character is not dependent on how she looks, but it is hard because I didn't know anyone in this industry, so I started as an extra and fought.
When only one or two percent of filmmakers are female, you can't help but have some kind of bias.
I want to be an artist. I don't want to be a celebrity.
I have a fiercely independent spirit.
I did nothing to look the way I look. The genetic cards that anyone is dealt are not in their control, so to take pride in my looks would be a mistake. And besides, in L.A. there's always someone more beautiful!
I've worked really hard to bring something more to 'pretty girl' roles over the years. I consider it a challenge.
I am a firm believer that you can have the body you want, only to the extent that you're willing to work for it.
I am just like any other girl, a sucker for romance.
One of the biggest challenges in my job is letting go of the movie once you go home at night, and knowing you can't do anything to your performance once you've laid it on film.
I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there. I grew up around people who loved cars and took care of cars and my dad's a big car nut, so I learned a little bit about cars - how to love them, most importantly. I think that from the time I could remember, I've always envisioned myself in a vintage muscle car.
I buy records - vinyl. I have a record player at home.
It's rare to have even half-meaningful conversations in the film industry.
School was a waste of time for me. I was bored and left at 16. I started taking correspondence courses at college instead. I did incredibly well. I won an award for my grades.
Injustice can never be stood for.
I've got a soft spot for true individuals.
I think I've always had a certain amount of skepticism of this whole 'shut up and smile' theory. I haven't ever swallowed that pill so easily, although I tried.
