If you get Katherine Heigl on the phone, there’s one question above all that needs to be asked: does she still hate balls?

“I still hate balls if they’re on your companion,” Heigl answers, quick as that, referring to the neutering and spaying program she backed via the leg-crossingly funny fake PSA she did for Funny or Die.

Okay, good. I think. And on a sort of related note, how about guns? In the brisk and amiable One for the Money (now playing), in which she plays Janet Evanovich’s working class heroine Stephanie Plum, you sure get to see a lot of Katherine Heigl packing heat. Or a lot of Katherine Heigl fumbling rather amusingly with heat, more precisely.

“Well, I actually wasn’t all that thrilled that they made us go to a gun range to practice shooting,” she tells the Georgia Straight, on the line from New York. “I thought it was a bit much since we were just pretending to shoot guns and kill people. We didn’t really need to learn in my mind how to be a great shot.”

No kidding. Plus, guns are dangerous, and they don’t pretend. “They put a gun in your hand and do this 30 minute spiel on everything that could possibly go wrong, and I’m thinking, ‘Why am I here doing this?’” continues Heigl. “And then I put the goggles on, point, and aim, and shoot, and I was, like, ‘Oh, this is very satisfying.’ I totally enjoyed it, and I was a pretty good shot. I was totally excited about that.”

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Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that the One For the Money Promotional Tour post has been updated with the dates for the remaining talk show appearances that we know Katie will be making. Here’s a short preview of her interview on Anderson.

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Even blonde beauty Katherine Heigl gets nervous before filming a near-naked scene! Find out how she prepared for her new film, One for the Money, and how her husband, Josh Kelley, reacts to her sexy roles. Plus, she opens up about motherhood and shares the music video she directed featuring her husband’s song for their 3-year-old daughter.

Giveaway: One for the Money is in theaters now, and you can enter for a chance to win a copy of the book here!

Find out more about Katherine’s animal advocacy campaign, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, named after her brother who died in a car accident crash at the age of 15. “Your help is going to mean so much to these programs,” she tells Rachael, whose charity has teamed with Ainsworth Pet Nutrition to pledge $150,000 along with a huge donation of Nutrish and Nutrish just 6 premium dog food. “We’re so grateful.”

You can watch a clip of the interview here. Screencaps for this interview will be up next week due to some technical difficulties. Thanks for your patience.