Quotes from Katherine Heigl

I think a lot of women innately know how to play their hand. I'm not a big one for the rules.

It's lame to say that I'm a normal girl, but I think I am.

Guys are much more obvious than they think they are.

I was putting so much time and energy into just my work, but I was raised [to believe] that family comes first.

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.

My mother is a realist, and she's had biological and adoptive children, and she said it's no different: No matter what, they're putting a stranger into your arms. You don't know them yet.

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 year, but not 12 months a year.

In my career, I'm very grateful for the opportunities.

I'm too lazy and I like food and I like my free time too much to spend it working out!

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

Kids are a huge sacrifice; they change everything - but I'm ready to work for things of greater importance than going out to meet someone for dinner at 10 o'clock at night.

It's easy to be taken advantage of if you're not honest.

There were so many lean years. A lot of lean years.

I like going on location for films.