T.R. Knight: Why I Left Grey's Anatomy

Former "Grey's Anatomy" cast member, T.R. Knight is speaking out about his decision to leave the show.

T.R. Knight's character, George, seemed to be disappearing from the show early on in the fifth season. George only hit the screen for a total of 48 minutes in the first nine episodes. Instead of talking to producer Shonda Rhimes about the situation, he asked to leave Grey's. Another problem T.R. had with the show, was the different directions George kept going in.

 "My five-year experience proved to me that I could not trust any answer that was given [about George]," he explains. "And with respect, I'm going to leave it at that."

He also knew he was walking out of a good chunk of cash ($14 million contract), but at the end of the day, he would rather be happy with the work he was doing.

"From an outsider's perspective, I get the [impression that] 'He’s just a spoiled actor…he doesn’t know how good he has it,'" he says. "There are a lot of people who would like to be in my position. But in the end, I need to be fulfilled in my work."

I kind of fell out of Grey's this past season. Once the Izzie and Denny ghost thing started happening, I lost all interest. It just got stupid fast. Although I'm sad to see him go it's better to be happy than be rich. Me on the other hand, I'd like to be rich and feel like slitting my wrists all the time.