Isaiah Washington Talks About "Grey's" Firing

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Isaiah Washington says in an interview Wednesday that he was saddened that ABC decided not to renew his contract for another season of "Grey's Anatomy," even though he did "everything that the producers and the network asked [him] to do."

In the interview with Entertainment Weekly, Isaiah says he hasn't talked to any of his co-stars after he was fired. "No. Everyone is still on vacation. I don't expect to hear from my castmates. I did talk to Chandra Wilson and I got a text message from Kate Walsh. Everyone's doing their own thing. People are still trying to enjoy their summer before they get back to the grind. I think a lot of people are out of the country. I'm still getting calls from people discovering that this change has occurred."

Isaiah also says he doesn't know if he's on good terms with T.R. Knight or not. "You have to ask T.R. that," he says.

On how he thinks the incident will affect his career, Isaiah replies, "I'm working right now [on the indie film, The Least of These]. I can only take one day at a time. I can only apologize so many times. I can only accept so much responsibility. All the players involved have taken care of what we needed to take care of in-house — and the media took it in a different direction. I hope that everyone is happy for the outcome for Isaiah, but Isaiah will go on and do what I love to do. And I have to go about the business of letting people know what's written about me is not the truth. I'm merely an actor, a husband, and a father who's trying to do a great job and be very grateful and understanding that I'm in a very privileged position. This isn't a time for me to be looking back; it's only a time for me to be looking forward. I just hope people can understand in the industry and otherwise that it's a horrible misunderstanding what transpired with our show and it was blown out of proportion. If the naysayers out there feel that some justice has been served and that they're happy with the outcome, so be it. It's incumbent on me to take what I do, do it well, grow from the experience, and move on."

Isaiah Washington played the character Dr. Burke on the ABC hospital drama "Grey's Anatomy," before he was let go on June 7. Washington, 43, sparked a lot of controversy when he called co-star T.R. Knight a "faggot" during an argument with another cast member, Patrick Dempsey, on the set in October. He also used the word during a press happening at the Golden Globes in January.

T.R. Knight decided to come out of the closet following the incident.