Amber Heard feels being a role model for women is a burden

Hollywood actor Amber Heard, who can currently be seen as Queen Mera in Zack Snyder’s superhero ensemble Justice League, feels that sometimes being a role model can be a “burden”.

The 31-year-old feels fortunate that she was able to help others by sharing her story of domestic violence but she finds having her private life in the spotlight difficult.

When asked how she feels about being a role model, she says, “I feel incredibly fortunate. But, at times, it’s a burden to consider that your life is no longer just yours and it’s not private. It can be hard to know that anonymity is no longer a valid goal and that your actions and words, whether they’re done on a red carpet or in the most intimate corners of your personal life, they aren’t fully yours anymore. That’s a difficult realisation. It’s severe but you grow and move on from that, and on balance, I take into consideration all of the incredible fortune I have being in this position.”

But she certainly doesn’t mind being called inspirational. When asked how she feels about being dubbed an inspiration, Heard adds, “Have you ever met a woman? I always tend to do things truthfully and do the right thing. All I strive for in life is to never get the temptation to try to be popular, liked, accepted. It’s never anywhere equal to the desire I have to live my life truthfully and with dignity and with pride. I wouldn’t be able to do that if I wasn’t living honestly, so it was never tempting to me to live another way.”

PHOTO:ROBYN BECK/AFP Amber Heard finds having her private life in the spotlight difficult