Amber Heard is bouncing off the walls, it is 9:30 and she has places to go people to see. Her cell is ringing constantly, her friends want to know where she is, they are going out and she is feeling the pressure, the need to join them. " I am so sorry about this, now what were talking about?" Her cell phone interrupts again. " That's it, I'm turning it off, I promise." She switches off the phone and turns her attention back to SideFx and her character Shay. "Shay was fun because she was different from the roles I tend to get. I always get the "all American" looking blonde role, it's cool I mean that's my look, and I could have played Shay that way I suppose, but Patrick the director he had all the looks already picked out and was very specific about the type of character Shay was. They had me in dark eyeliner and crazy punk clothes, the chick had attitude, I dug that. I have to admit I was freaked at first I mean her make-up is extreme, I remember once seeing myself in the mirror and thinking, shit I look like a friggin' porn star or a drag queen, but it works in the film, it doesn't look that bad. I barely wear any make-up in real life, so that may have added to the shock."

Amber has been busy lately and it's no wonder she is a ball of energy and quick wit and it's easy to see why casting agents like her but SideFx was her first horror film. "SideFx was a fun film to shoot but it was a lot of work with lots of blood and I mean lots of blood. And trust me it's tough being covered in blood for 12 hours a day, or I should say a night, because it was for the most part a night shoot. But it was worth it. Shay was the voice of reason, she wanted to help her friend Tuesday (Amanda Phillips) but she was also quite aware of the reality of what was going on. She was like "screw it let's get out of here" which is honest, I mean isn't that what most people would be like?" She looks around the Cafe. "I can relate to that kind of honesty, you dial 911 and try to save yourself. It's not wrong, it's reality and that was Shay."

Amber Heard was born and raised in Austin Texas. Her theater background began in high school with Shakespeare's The Tempest, and led to a tenacious pursuit of acting. Shortly after, with the help of local agency Acclaim Talent, she quickly built her acting resume to include roles in the films Suzy Pickles, Levelland, and Pieces of A Girl, to name a few. Her more recent work includes roles in the films Friday Night Lights, Drop Dead Sexy and North Country. Check her out on IMDB.COM

Always looking to expand her repertoire, she eagerly embraced the character Shay in Patrick Johnson's Side FX. In contrast to earlier work, Shay presented multiple challenges in character interpretation. She will also begin filming a television series on the WB network in Los Angeles this summer.