Katherine Heigl is opening up about being comfortable as the villain following comments in multiple interviews in the early 2000s that led to her being labeled difficult.

Im always the bad guy. People like me to be the bad guy, she said during a sit-down with her former Greys Anatomy co-star, Ellen Pompeo , for Varietys Actors on Actors series.

Heigl gained notoriety for famously speaking out against her role in Knocked Up, and for pulling her name from consideration from the Emmys and rallying against tough working conditions during her time on Greys.

I got on my soapbox and I had some things to say, and I felt really passionate about this stuff. I felt really strongly, Heigl told Pompeo. I felt so strongly that I also got a megaphone out on my soapbox. There was no part of me that imagined a bad reaction. I felt really justified in how I felt about it and where I was coming from.