How that controversial Basic Instinct scene got Wayne Knight his memorable gig in Jurassic Park

“I never auditioned for [Jurassic Park], and I may have been the first person cast,” Knight says during a panel at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2025. “Steven [Spielberg] saw Basic Instinct, saw me sweating profusely with a camera tight on my face, looking at something that was apparently awesome. Or frightening. We’re not sure. From that, he went, ‘Yes, this is a fat person who is about to explode. I’m casting him.’”