Overview

• In a GQ “Most Iconic Characters” interview Neeson described Qui-Gon’s death as “a bit namby-pamby” and unbefitting of a Jedi Master.
• He recalled that George Lucas preferred giving minimal on-set direction to actors and relied on shaping performances during postproduction.
• Neeson and Ewan McGregor amused the crew by mimicking lightsaber hums with their own voices during their first duel rehearsal.
• The actor said reprising Qui-Gon in Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi was a “sweet” one-line cameo that allowed him to reunite with McGregor after two decades.
• Despite his critique of the finale, Neeson affirmed that making The Phantom Menace was a great experience.