Katherine Heigl made not-so-flattering headlines in 2008 when shedeclined Emmy considerationfor her work onGreys Anatomy.

I wasnt feeling good about my work that season, no, Heigl said.

Im not a writer, but I imagine it must be very difficult to do that for everybody.

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I just quietly didnt submit.

And then it became a story and then I felt I was obligated to make my statement.

I remember doing this little independent movie and just afraid to say anything about anything, Heigl recalled.

Hear snippets of HeiglsHoward Stern Showinterview below.