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Amber Heard on Girlfriend Tasya van Ree: 'I Love Who I Love'

By JJ Duncan on

Artist Tasya van Ree (L) and Actress Amber Heard attends Vanity Fair Campaign Hollywood 2011 continues with the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas & The Art of Elysium "Pieces of Heaven Art Auction" held at Siren Studios on February 23, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Getty Images)more pics »

Amber Heard and Tasya van Ree (Getty Images) It's only been three months since Amber Heard came out of the closet, but she's been dating photographer Tasya van Ree since 2008. The Drive Angry 3D star admits in a new interview with New York magazine that she doesn't like talking about her personal life, but explains her attitude about the situation.

"It is frustrating because I don't label myself one way or another," she said. "For example, I've had amazing, successful relationships with men, and now I have an amazing, successful relationship with a woman, and the bottom line is I love who I love. I don't have to answer to anyone for it. I love who I love, and I am who I am."

Amber, a native Texan, stars as tough-talking road warrior Piper alongside Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry, which opens this weekend. For Amber, who owns a .357 Magnum and a 1968 Ford Mustang, playing a gun-toting muscle car junkie isn't much of a stretch.

"I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there," she said. "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."

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