Getting a little extra publicity in the Land Down Under, Katherine Heigl is the cover star of the February 2012 issue of InStyle Australia.

The 33-year-old big screen beauty posed for a teasingly sexy spread shot by David Gubert while talking candidly about her new movie "One For The Money," the film industry, romance and marriage.

Highlights from Miss Heigl's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to InStyle Australia!

On playing a bounty hunter in "One for The Money":
"It was fun. It took some getting used to, doing these things, admittedly. We went to a range to practice shooting and it was exhilarating. I was actually a pretty decent shot. The character is from small-town New Jersey, brave and bold, but in over her head. That's what makes you root for her."

On whether she's ever had contact with past lovers over the years:
"A year after high school I tried to get my high-school boyfriend to date me again. I had relocated from Connecticut to Los Angeles and was really striking out in the dating department. And I remember thinking, 'My high-school sweetheart was kind of great. I wonder if he would take me back?' But it didn't work out [laughs]. Oh well. It worked out for me in the end."

On whether she thinks that speaking her mind about the industry has ever weighed against her:
"Sometimes it has and sometimes it hasn't. There was a minute when I was afraid to say anything at all. But in my mind there's a difference between foot-in-mouth comments and being forthright. If I'm passionate about a subject, then I should be brave enough to talk about it honestly and not worry about people's reactions. It's never my intention to offend anyone, so when I have, I've been horrified."

On if she thinks she's thin-skinned or thick-skinned:
"Totally thin-skinned! I'm a big baby. I feel like men can sort of shrug their shoulders if people have a strong reaction to something they've said. Whereas I spent two years questioning everything about myself. Maybe I am ungrateful? Maybe I am too opinionated? So yes, I'm thin-skinned."

On whether there's anything that has surprised or challenged her about marriage:
"Well you can't completely prepare for it. You don't know what to expect until you're in it. We didn't live together before we got married because I was clinging to my 'bachelorettedom'. It requires a lot more thoughtfulness than I had maybe realized. Communication can be difficult, and sometimes whatever you're saying is not exactly what they're hearing and that can start to breed resentment. You don't even know it's happening. Maybe one or the other is not feeling noticed enough or taken care of enough. You can love someone so intensely, and know they love you intensely, and still manage to completely f*** it up."