Katherine Heigl says she's 'figuring out' her image problem

 

 

Katherine Heigl -- a box-office star fond of taking a stand on, well, anything -- knows she might have a bit of a reputation.

Appearing Thursday morning on KTLA to discuss her new flick, "Life As We Know It," the actress was quizzed by anchor Sam Rubin about her profile in Sunday's New York Times, in which the actress is accused of being far too honest for the Hollywood machine.

"I think that was fair," Heigl said of the critique. "It's something that I spent a lot of time the last year thinking about and figuring out."

Heigl has taken beatings publicly and within the industry for her criticism of the portrayal of women in her breakout film "Knocked Up," as well as the quality of writing on her equally star-making television series "Grey's Anatomy."

"My career is important to me and I'm really passionate about trying to keep it. ... I don't want to be the person digging my own grave," she said.

What do you think of Heigl's predicament? Tell us in the comments section below.

-- Matt Donnelly
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Comments

[Alexandra]

I think it is mostly the media overreacting. Anyone would think she killed someone the way they go on about stuff. She seems very nice and genuine and her actions - adoption, donating the million bucks and stuff..seems to me that she had been treated a bit harshly.

[Joseph Montemarano]

Predicament? What predicament? She's a highly paid working actress. Her movies do well. (Well enough for studios to keep hiring her.) She seems nice enough. Not everyone is as nice a Sandra Bullock.

[DG3]

I'm bored with Heigl.

[Your_kidding]

Yea, too honest....it's the industry that birthed the term being PC.

[JAM]

Listen to Kevin and Bean and they can tell you why they don't like her. Apparently, her success in Knock Up made her an arrogant actress compare to her co-stars.

[Chris in VA]

So unlikable... and that new movie? Ughh. Please!

[LAammy]

She comes across as ungracious. It's weird to criticize the writers that make you famous for the roles they write for you.

[Darren Dubuisson]

Love Katherine Heigel , stay honest !!!

[Lea]

It sounds like a bit of a media beat-up. Her comments seemed to be taken out of context and blown up out of proportion. Heigl herself seems nice enough and more down to earth than her glamorous film star counterparts.

[cheryl]

She is self entitled and full of herself. I didn't know who she was before greys anatomy, and I refuse to watch anything she does past Greys. She seems ungrateful and acts as if the world owes her. Let us see where she will take her arrogance as her movies continue to bomb as I will watch nothing she is on, not on the movies, not on dvd not even on TV.

[Derek]

She has nothing to apologize for. I find honesty ANYWHERE these days refreshing. I'm sick of Hollywood phonies who say one thing and mean another. Good for her I am the same way. Get over it Hollywood, I live her and have all my life. There are far too many phonies here.

[John Molinari]

Open letter to Katherine Heigl. You are a self centered selfish arrogant trollop with no acting skill. The only thing you got going is a hot body. That's it. No one cares what you think. You are a typical hot girl who thinks the world owes you because you got looks. Why don't you do something you are good at like a Playboy spread?

[spud_boy]

Perhaps it's time for her to take a stand beyond the "honesty"/lashing out and start developing her own projects: write, produce, direct. Instead of mouthing off, do something constructive.

[Starjock]

Katherine is a fine looking lady and a good actress who has done some funny movie roles and some excellent acting on Grey's Anatomy. I applaud her for being honest and true to herself.

I know another Katherine that would also applaud her, Katherine Hepburn. She said what she believed and never thought much of the Hollywood media, PC liberals with their soft skin.

[Starjock=brainless]

I am guessing Katherine Hepburn would have turned down a role she didn't believe in.

Then again maybe she would have taken the part/money and bad-mouthed it after the fact.

[Margaret Nevins]

who cares?

[Jesse Engdahl]

Good lord, really? anyone being honest on a press junket is refreshing - movie promotions are so CREEPY ... what she said about the sexism in knocked up was TRUE, the female characters in that movie were awful...