If George Lucas decided he was going to make another series of Star Wars films, would you be lobbying to play the funny, nerdy Jedi?

No. I’m done with Star Wars. My love for the original films is intact, and it will never go away, but I can’t. And, you know, there are some things beyond the prequels that I’ve enjoyed. Some of the games, and the Clone Wars cartoons really came into its own, but I can’t in all good conscience. I don’t know if I’d trust George after the last three. They’re so… awful. I just don’t think I could. The Phantom Menace: I can’t believe it’s coming out again this Friday in 3-D. I can’t believe anyone would want to go and see it in 3-D. It would be like being in the car crash as it’s happening, rather than just watching it. [laughs] It’s only because I love it so much that my opposite feeling is so impassioned. If it wasn’t George, maybe? [laughs] It’s a tough one. I don’t want to be down on him, because I’m very grateful to him for making those first three films, but I’m kind of over it.

Well, if he ever hands the reins over to Brad Bird, maybe?

Maybe, yeah. I love Brad. I’d go to the ends of the world for him.

Sometimes when I interview people, I ask questions that are very unlikely to end up in the final piece just because I want to hear them sound exactly like all of my nerdy friends do when talking about things like Star Wars. Also, how great would a Brad Bird-directed Star Wars sequel, with Simon Pegg as a Jedi, actually be?