Jesse Williams Speaks to Decision to Leave 'Grey's Anatomy'

Fans were so upset when Jesse Williams left Grey’s Anatomy.

Now, the 40-year-old actor is speaking a little to his decision to exit the show, where he played Dr. Jackson Avery for so many seasons.

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In a new interview with the New York Times, Jesse told them that he wanted a new challenge as he was starting to feel “increasingly safe, protected, [and] insulated” on the long running ABC drama.

“I knew that as I designed my exit, the next thing I did had to be terrifying,” he added about his exit from the show. “I needed to get out of my comfort zone, I needed to go into a very unknown place.”

Jesse set his sights on Broadway, and will be starring in the new show Take Me Out.