The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - August 1, 1995 List | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Interview

Jay: Please welcome Katherine Heigl. Hey, it’s good to see you!

Katherine: Good to see you!

Jay: You just turned how old now?

Katherine: 16.

Jay: 16. Man. Obviously, you’re in high school and everything.

Katherine: Yes, I’m in high school, and having a great time.

Jay: Yeah. Now, I would imagine, without making you sound conceited or something, but you must sort of drive the other kids in the class nuts! I mean, you know, you’re on the cover of, you know, fashion magazines and in movies, and, plus being very pretty, I mean, is that...?

Katherine: I don’t know…I mean, I’m usually treated pretty normally, so...

Jay: Yeah, yeah.

Katherine: ‘Cause I’m in a pretty mellow town, down to earth, and...

Jay: Pretty "mellow" town?

Katherine: Pretty "mellow" town, you know, we’re just chillin’.

Jay: How about your dad? Is your dad sort of one of these (makes shotgun cocking motion) by-the-window guys?

Katherine: (laughs) Actually, it was really funny once because, um, my dad. One of my boyfriends had a dream that my father, was like, came to the door and wouldn’t let him come and get me for a date, and was like, threatening to beat him up. And my father’s like, "Oh, he must’ve read my mind!" So...

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Jay: (Laughing) Oh, I would imagine. So what kind of stuff do you do for fun? I mean, being sixteen, obviously you’re in movies, but I mean, you’re still sixteen!

Katherine: Right. Um…I don’t know…I mean, there’s not a whole lot to do in my town, and...

Jay: Small town?