Chatting up T.R. Knight...

So I bumped into T.R. Knight last night at the Outfest reception for the superb documentary "For the Bible Told Me So" (OK, I heard he was there and hunted him down) and we talked about the movie which I think is going to change lives.
First off, it was such an incredibly moving night for everyone in attendance so bringing up the terrible things Isaiah Washington has been saying about him seemed so out of place. But I asked for a reaction and he didn't have one so we moved on.
Yes, he is back on the set of "Grey's Anatomy" which will begin its fourth season this fall and all is well. Knight was clearly moved by the film, directed and produced by Daniel G. Karslake, which explores the divide between Biblical literalists and homosexuals.
"It's a beautiful film, a beautiful film and thank God somebody made it," he said. "I can't wait to see it again. As soon as it become available for purchase, I will purchase a great deal of them. I think anyone who is raised with a religious upbringing, it's all the same story - just different religions."
"It's one thing for us to see it. I can only think of that phrase 'Preaching to the choir.' But for people who don't want to see it, I hope a fair amount of them will see it. The wonderful message in the film was that every story has such great love and, unfortunately, there's a lot of impediments to that love. It seems so simple to remove that barrier but unfortunately it's so large and so strong so the hope is just keep chipping away and chipping away so that can fall."
T.R., making his first public appearance since Washington disparaged him in various interviews earlier this month, showed up at the Director's Guild of America to support the film after meeting Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, the first-ever openly gay man to be elected a Bishop of the Episcopalian Church. Robinson, a key figure in the documentary, was present last night for the sold-out screening.
"They invited me to come see it and I'm very happy that I wasn't working so I could attend," he said.