Katherine Heigl Quotes

Katherine Heigl is an American actress, producer, and film director who has had an incredibly successful career in Hollywood. She started acting at the young age of 14, and since then has continued to amass an impressive list of credits in television and film. Her work has garnered international recognition, including Golden Globe and Emmy awards, and in 2020, she even had a major role in the movie, ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’. 

Table of Contents:

1. Early Life and Beginnings

2. Rise to Fame and Accolades

3. Subsequent Film and Television Work

4. Personal life and Marriage

5. Recent Projects and Awards

6. Katherine Heigl Quotes 

1. Early Life and Beginnings

Katherine Marie Heigl was born on November 24, 1978, in Washington, D.C. to Paul and Nancy Heigl, who were both accountants. She has an older brother who is also an actor. From an early age, Katherine had an interest in acting and, at the age of 14, was cast in her first film, ‘That Night’. In 1995, her family moved to Los Angeles, where Katherine began auditioning for television roles. In 1997, she was cast as Isabel Evans in the television series ‘Roswell’, which propelled her to early fame.

2. Rise to Fame and Accolades

In 2005, Katherine was cast as the lead female in the romantic comedy, ‘Knocked Up’, which was a major success and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. In the same year, she starred in the romantic comedy ‘27 Dresses’ and the drama ‘The Ugly Truth’. Her work in these films earned her critical acclaim and further cemented her status as an A-list actress. In 2007, she starred in the romantic comedy ‘Knocked Up’, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

3. Subsequent Film and Television Work

In the years following her success, Katherine worked on a variety of films and television series. In 2008, she starred in the romantic comedy ‘The Ugly Truth’ and in the comedy-drama ‘27 Dresses’. In 2009, she appeared in the romantic comedy ‘Life As We Know It’, alongside Josh Duhamel, and in 2011 she starred in the romantic comedy ‘New Year’s Eve’. In 2013, she made her directorial debut with the film, ‘Jenny’s Wedding’, which was written and produced by her brother, Jon. That same year, she starred in the romantic comedy ‘The Big Wedding’. In 2019, she starred in the Netflix romantic comedy, ‘The holidays Calendar’.

4. Personal life and Marriage

Katherine married musician, singer-songwriter, and actor Josh Kelley in 2007. The couple has two adopted daughters, Nancy Leigh and Adalaide Marie, and a biological son, Joshua Bishop. In 2020, their family moved to Utah, in order to be closer to Katherine’s parents.

5. Recent Projects and Awards

Katherine Heigl made a successful comeback to film in 2020, with a major role in the action comedy ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’, alongside Mila Kunis. Her work in the film earned her critical acclaim, and she received a Best Actress nomination at the Golden Globe Awards. In 2021, she starred in the television series ‘Firefly Lane’, in which she played a significant role. She has also recently signed on to star in the romantic comedy, ‘The Wild Side’. Katherine Heigl’s career is certainly inspiring and her work is continuously garnering her praise from both critics and fans.

Katherine Heigl Quotes

“I just like to shake things up, and your hair is one way to do it.” – Katherine Heigl

“I keep kind of making certain mistakes in public appearances over and over again.” – Katherine Heigl

“As women, we have more of a tendency to be people-pleasers, and I know a lot of women who are not vocal about what makes them happy.” – Katherine Heigl

“Of course, of course, I’m grateful. How can I not be grateful? I have been afforded such a wonderful life.” – Katherine Heigl

“I just ultimately wanted to be a mother. I love children.” – Katherine Heigl

“It’s easy to be taken advantage of if you’re not honest.” – Katherine Heigl

“The world is still very bigoted.” – Katherine Heigl

“There were so many lean years. A lot of lean years.” – Katherine Heigl

“Isn’t it so weird the day you wake up and you’re just going with the flow? And you just suddenly are a mom.” – Katherine Heigl

“My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me.” – Katherine Heigl

“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.'” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m never satisfied with the way I look.” – Katherine Heigl

“Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me.” – Katherine Heigl

“I used to weigh myself every day at a certain time of day. Then I would write down the number and measure my body fat. It wasn’t a healthy way to live.” – Katherine Heigl

“Some people think if you’re in the public eye, that you have to have an answer for everything and it has to be boring.” – Katherine Heigl

“I am a better mother for having something in my life and not just my children.” – Katherine Heigl

“Hollywood likes to label everyone so you’re easier to identify.” – Katherine Heigl

“It’s lame to say that I’m a normal girl, but I think I am.” – Katherine Heigl

“I don’t want to be the person digging my own grave.” – Katherine Heigl

“My career is really important to me, but there have to be other great, important things in your life besides work.” – Katherine Heigl

“I like going on location for films.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’ve had paranoid panic attacks.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’ve never really been America’s sweetheart, but for a minute I think that’s what they wanted me to be.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m done with the whole idea of having my own children. It doesn’t seem like any fun.” – Katherine Heigl

“I still love the theology of the Mormon religion and think it is a wonderful way to grow up.” – Katherine Heigl

“I don’t have a lot of discipline.” – Katherine Heigl

“I have bad feet and I have weak ankles.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m a talker. I love a good debate.” – Katherine Heigl

“I think a lot of women innately know how to play their hand. I’m not a big one for the rules.” – Katherine Heigl

“The mouthier I got, the more I’d be celebrated.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m really proud of myself because I’ve pared my beauty regimen down to a cream blush and berry-tinted lip balm, which has saved me so much time.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m a sappy mom now. I didn’t think I would be. I thought I’d be a cool mom who keeps everything in perspective.” – Katherine Heigl

“I pride myself on being kind.” – Katherine Heigl

“In my career, I’m very grateful for the opportunities.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m not terribly sentimental.” – Katherine Heigl

“I think that I always loved being the center of attention!” – Katherine Heigl

“I can’t cultivate a relationship with my child if it’s between takes. I tried that on a movie and realized, ‘This is not going to work.’ It will work some of the years, but not 12 months a year.” – Katherine Heigl

“I have my moments, but generally speaking I shy away from being too lovey-dovey”. – Katherine Heigl

“I do like change. That’s the one thing exciting about me.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m terrible with patience.” – Katherine Heigl

“When I do get pregnant, I highly doubt I’ll be one of those women who don’t look pregnant from behind – I’ll be that chick who looks pregnant from her ankles up!” – Katherine Heigl

“I never would rule out a great character or a great story. I don’t care what the forum is. If I get to tell a story that I’m excited about, I’m in.” – Katherine Heigl

“If I spread myself too thin, I’m not a good actor, I’m not a good mother, and I’m just really high-strung – and everybody hates me.” – Katherine Heigl

“I want my family to resemble the family I came from.” – Katherine Heigl

“Guys are much more obvious than they think they are.” – Katherine Heigl

“When something disappointing happened, my mother would remind me not to let that become my focus. There’s still so much to be grateful for.” – Katherine Heigl

“I was the youngest child and really spoiled. I loved to play make-believe. I loved pretending to be all kinds of different people and it just seemed natural that I would go into acting.” – Katherine Heigl

“I totally wouldn’t mind being able to wave my hand head to toe and have, like, a whole new outfit.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’ve created a chaotic life, and then I get on edge because of it.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m realizing now that I can’t just blurt things out.” – Katherine Heigl

“My sister is Korean and my parents adopted her about three years before I was born and that is how I grew up.” – Katherine Heigl

“If I have to be focused and watch what I say, then I have to be comfortable.” – Katherine Heigl

“If I start going back to church, I’d have to stop the smoking and drinking, and I wouldn’t be able to curse anymore.” – Katherine Heigl

“I can hide, and my husband’s just terrible at finding me. I do like to jump out from behind doors and scare him.” – Katherine Heigl

“I decided I was sick of trying to figure out what everybody else wanted, and I should just decide what I want, and be honest, and not spend all my time guessing.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m not really a first-move kind of gal.” – Katherine Heigl

“If I wasn’t in this industry, I wouldn’t work out.” – Katherine Heigl

“I think that everybody has a right to their own thoughts, their own feelings, and their own private moments if they want them.” – Katherine Heigl

“I look back at my twenties and see that I was much less confident.” – Katherine Heigl

“I haven’t been to rehab, I don’t do anything eccentric – I’m really boring.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m not always so nice.” – Katherine Heigl

“I’m not out-burning bras, but I’m very opinionated about women owning their power.” – Katherine Heigl

“Obviously, my career’s important to me and I’m really, really passionate about trying to keep it.” – Katherine Heigl

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