--- description: Katherine Heigl, the former "Grey’s Anatomy" star, said she struggled with her career because she was in too many romantic comedies title: Katherine Heigl Says She Did Too Many Rom-Coms image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5109fd774287a64f/69869a62169ab039bb27a331/katherine_heigl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Katherine Heigl Says She Did Too Many Rom-Coms  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 3, 2014 1:03 AM CUT  Actress Katherine Heigl attends the 2014 NBC Upfront Presentation at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on May 12, 2014 in New York City. Actress Katherine Heigl attends the 2014 NBC Upfront Presentation at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on May 12, 2014 in New York City.Slaven Vlasic—Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 3, 2014 1:03 AM CUT Katherine Heigl, the former _Grey’s Anatomy_ star, said she struggled with her Hollywood career [because she “overloaded” moviegoers with romantic comedies](http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/546833/katherine-heigl-is-marie-claire-s-august-cover-star.html#index=1 "undefined"). “I had an amazing time. I love romantic comedies. I was so stoked to be doing them. But maybe I hit it a little too hard,” she told _Marie Claire UK_ magazine. “There’s nothing wrong with them, but maybe I overloaded my audience. I should have done a superhero movie or a psychological thriller.” The _Knocked Up_ actress, who left Hollywood in 2009 to live with her family in Utah, is returning to the small screen to star in the new NBC show _State of Affairs_, which she is also helping produce. “There’s still a part of me that’s a Hollywood animal as well,” she told _Marie Claire_ _UK_. But she said in the interview that back in 2009, she had to stop and re-evaluate her career after performing in _The Ugly Truth_, _27 Dresses_ and _Knocked Up_. “This thing that was my best friend for a long time suddenly turned on me,” she said of Hollywood. “And I didn’t expect it. I was taken by surprise and angry at it for betraying me.” \[[_Marie Claire_ _UK_](http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/546833/katherine-heigl-is-marie-claire-s-august-cover-star.html#index=1 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2952327/katherine-heigl-romantic-comedies-knocked-up/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2952327/katherine-heigl-romantic-comedies-knocked-up/"},"headline":"Katherine Heigl Says She Did Too Many Rom-Coms","datePublished":"2014-07-03T01:03:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:57:27.867Z","description":"\"I should have done a superhero movie or a psychological thriller\"","url":"https://time.com/2952327/katherine-heigl-romantic-comedies-knocked-up/","keywords":["celebrities","NBC"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5109fd774287a64f/69869a62169ab039bb27a331/katherine_heigl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5109fd774287a64f/69869a62169ab039bb27a331/katherine_heigl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Actress Katherine Heigl attends the 2014 NBC Upfront Presentation at The Jacob K. 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