I think the only movie I’ve ever seen with Amber Heard is Magic Mike: XXL. Is that enough to judge her acting skills? Probably not, but I still think she’s a charisma vacuum. Maybe she’s different in person, and I think it’s very possible she’s even more beautiful in person. But she has the on-screen presence of a damp dishrag. It’s no surprise to me that her career is sort of in a holding pattern of fifth-credited leads and whatever Johnny Depp can get her. So how is that Amber Heard deserves the December cover of Marie Claire? That’s a great question. She’s the like the fourth credited person in The Danish Girl! That’s why she’s on the cover. It should be noted that Alicia Vikander is the co-lead, along with Eddie Redmayne, and that most critics believe Alicia will be nominated for an Oscar. Still, here’s Amber on the cover of Marie Claire.
On her life: “I’ve been on the road or on the run since I was 16…. A horse became a bike, a bike became a car, a car became a plane,” Heard explains. And now, when I ask her if she likes flying, she looks puzzled. “It’s like walking, I guess,” she says. “It’s just how I get around.”
On rumors of her separation from Depp: “I try not to react to the horrible misrepresentation of our lives, but it is strange, and hard.”
On being a stepmother: “[It is] an honor and the greatest, most surprising gift I have ever received in my life … I feel new flavors that I didn’t know existed. New colors that I didn’t know existed have been added to my life. I’m so happy.”
On being limited by her looks: “I wish I didn’t have to pick between being seen as sexually viable and something more substantial.”
On gay rights: “No matter what people want to label me as, I still fight for equality, and I think popular opinion will catch up. I think it already has, actually. I think our generation sees themselves as part of a larger global community, and therefore, it’s harder to enact basic tribalistic prejudices based on ignorance and hate.”
On her strong work ethic: “You respect what it takes to earn it [money], and it also gives you a certain resilience, because it minimizes this false notion that that’s what matters. I know that to not be true, and I know I’m fine without it. That’s why maybe I’m so independent. I never expect anyone to give me anything—the notion of someone supporting me would be absurd to me.”
“I wish I didn’t have to pick between being seen as sexually viable and something more substantial…” Don’t get me wrong, I get it. I think that’s a problem so many actresses face. But again, she has the on-screen presence of a dishrag. Producers aren’t breaking down her door with quality scripts for a reason! Why hire Amber Heard when you could hire Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Alicia Vikander, etc? Also, I love that she’s so insistent that she’s not with Johnny Depp because he’s rich. I sort of believe that. She’s with Scarfy so he’ll help her career.
Photos courtesy of Boe Marion/Marie Claire.
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