Recently, Entertainment Tonight caught up with Ahmed Best, voice of Jar Jar Binks in the new Star Wars film. The interview is reprinted here, courtesy of The Editing Room.

Entertainment Tonight: Well, you’ve made quite a name for yourself, haven’t you?

Ahmed Best: Yes, I certainly have. I feel very honored to have been cast in a Star Wars film.

ET: When did you see the original trilogy?

AB: When I was really young. I got to see a special screening of the new film and when that crawl started, it brought me back so much. It was quite moving.

ET: Oh, so you saw it. Did you like it?

AB: I thought it was really good. I liked Jar Jar. [smiles]

ET: [laughs] Really? Because you’re the only one.

AB: Excuse me?

ET: Don’t you mean “exqueeeeze me”?

AB: [laughs] Yeah, I guess.

ET: So what was your inspiration for that voice?

AB: Oh, I don’t know. I guess my main influence was actually Frank Oz. It was a real honor to work with him, too.

ET: Did you make a pact with Satan?

AB: What?

ET: Satan. I assume you made a deal with him. You get to be in a Star Wars movie and he gets to drive people insane. Pretty good deal, really.

AB: Er, I..

ET: I mean, let’s face it, Jar Jar sucked.

AB: I didn’t think he was so bad. He looked fake sometimes, but I kinda liked him. His appearance matched my voice pretty well. He was cute, I bet the kids liked him.

ET: Interesting. So, what was it like working with George Lucas?

AB: Er, well, it was a real honor. He’s a great director.

ET: [smiling] Is he as demanding as he’s rumored to be?

AB: [laughing] No, no, not really. He’s just very into his work, but I wouldn’t say he was overly demanding of the actors.

ET: Did you give him a lot of blowjobs?

AB: I..

ET: I mean, since he wouldn’t have put you in unless you gave him something in return, I figured you had to jerk him off a lot and suck his wang.

AB: No, I..

ET: So do you spit or swallow?

AB: Now listen here–

ET: Why don’t you shut the fuck up? You fucking ruined Star Wars. Jar Jar was annoying as hell! He was not needed for the whole movie and he was distracting! He really sucked ass and he destroyed Phantom Menace!

AB: [scared] Well, I was told he won’t be in the next two…

ET: I don’t care! You ruined Star Wars! STAR WARS! Not some stupid big budget Hollywood Movie! STAR MOTHERFUCKING WARS! [takes out a knife]

AB: Hey, fuck you. I was just doing my fucking job, asshole.

ET: SHUT THE FUCK UP JAR JAR! DIE! DIE DIE DIE!! [stabs Ahmed repeatedly]

AB: Ack! You son of a–aAAACCKK! [falls to ground, clutching chest]

Ahmed Best was a member in Stomp and has appeared in Lean on Me.