T.R. Knight Reflects on Following His Own Path
What a difference a year makes: T.R. Knight says his life has been better since he publicly came out of the closet amid on-set controversy last October.
"I feel I've learned so much this past year, so, I'm grateful for that, so yeah, that changes you," he said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday.
Asked what he thinks about actors who do not come out of the closet, T.R. Knight said, "Everyone has their own path. You have to respect that... I don't think it's right to force it. It's impossible to know. There's a lot of soul searching you have to do."
Knight, who plays Dr. George O'Malley on the hit ABC drama, which returns with its fourth season premiere, "A Change is Gonna Come" tonight, got a nomination for a best supporting actor Emmy for his work in Season 3.
Just as importantly, though, he received a special birthday gift.
Co-star Katherine Heigl - who is also a close friend off-camera - surprised Knight with a puppy, which he named Arrow, on his 34th birthday.
"I had been talking about [getting a dog] for quite a while. I guess there's a point ... too much talk and not enough action," Knight said. "So Katherine made the decision. It was great, yeah. She showed up at my house with it."
Although he is happier with himself since he made his announcement, T.R. Knight says that coming out hasn't much affected his love life.
"Recently Kate [Heigl] and her fiancé, Josh Kelley, and me and her mom went out to dinner, and it was reported that it was with me and my new boyfriend. But that was her mom," Knight joked. "So I guess I'm dating Katherine's mom now."
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December 25th, 2007 8:25 PM
As a openly gay man, I couldn't agree with you more about coming out and how it is sometimes so hard to struggle with.
But, as I found, one you do it there is some feeling of deliverence to your soul and mindset. I just wondered how that the easy part being out may have felt as if the wieght of the Earth is FINALLY off our shoulders. Additionally, in retrospect nothing around us seems to have changed. Kind of like how your dating life hasn't changed since you came out. Kinda wierd, huh.
I am glad to see that once the strikle is over ( I agree with the writers and applaud your support. The reasons for the strike are exactly what unions are for. Atlease that's the way I see it.
Well, as one gay man to another, now that we're two gay men out of the closet, we could band together and show the "still in the closet guys that they would be welcome to our kindred spriitmakes all of us considered brother's in arms. And maybe, I can't believe that I'm saying this, but we could then kno
September 28th, 2007 5:58 PM
ITA with you Esther. They're all playing smug and innocent now. The fact that no one has denied what Isaiah had said about the situation confirms it.
September 28th, 2007 12:12 PM
Makes me want to vomit!!
It isn't TR's fault that IW said what he said (IW will need to live with that forever), but the fact that TR played the situation for his purposes, makes me lose respect.
September 28th, 2007 10:59 AM
I love TJ. He is great. I know a lot of people are against it but I hope they put and keep George and Izzie together. There would be some good story lines there.
September 28th, 2007 12:50 AM
He was so sweet and so funny on Ellen today.
He's just such a huge joy to watch on television.
September 27th, 2007 11:09 AM
Ha ha about the Katie's mom comment, he is so darn funny and amazing, I love him!