Katherine Heigl covered and gave an interview with Marie Claire UK for their August 2009 issue.
Never able to stay off the booze, cigs and the crazies, Heigl told the magazine about her views on being a rowdy female in a male-run industry, her looks and her propensity for bad romcoms.
- You’ve said you have an opinion about almost everything. So what’s off-limits: Nothing, actually, though people misunderstand that. Lately I’ve been getting a lot of crap from people thinking that I shouldn’t have an opinion.
- Would you describe yourself as something of a feminist: I’m not out burning bras, but I’m very opinionated about women owning their power. I look back at my twenties and see that I was much less confident. You repress how you really feel because society tells us what women think isn’t valid, that we’re frivolous and shallow.
- How does it feel to be officially the fifth highest-paid actress in Hollywood: That’s awesome. I didn’t know that. I have a tendency to go, ‘Oh my God, there’s nowhere for this to go but down’, but I should take a minute to appreciate that. If it all goes away tomorrow? I’ll be OK, too.
- Your new movie, The Ugly Truth, explores how to manipulate men. Did you ever try any of the techniques: I think a lot of women innately know how to play their hand. I’m not a big one for the rules.
- How important are your looks to you: I always assume I look better than I actually do. I’ll feel pretty good about myself when I leave the house, then I’ll see a picture and think, ‘Crap, I had no idea that’s what I was looking like.’
- When do you think you’ll move on from doing romcoms: I know I’m catching some crap for it, but I really like doing them. People keep asking me if I want to do anything more serious, or Oscar-worthy, and I do, but I’m not quite there yet.
Pictures from Katherine Heigl and her Marie Claire August 2009 spread below.
i’m no fan of grey’s anatomy. think i’ve seen like 1 episode just to see what it was about. too much drama for my taste, but she’s a nice bit of eye candy.
of course, looking at what she said here, maybe that’s all she is…a pretty face…she is blonde, though…lol
She is stunning, but she is like an older Megan Fox. Known for saying dumb things and being really bitchy (she withdrew herself from the Emmys as she didn’t feel the material she’d been given on the show that year was good enough to deserve a nomination).
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