While the Star Wars prequels have received a critical reevaluation in recent years, it’s hard to argue that the movies don’t have some glaring flaws. Liam Neeson is not one of the problems in the movie.

It was a shocking moment, and left a young Obi-Wan Kenobi devastated and having to put an end to Darth Maul’s villainous attack himself (or so we thought!). But what does Liam Neeson, the actor who played Qui-Gon, think of his death, 30 years later? It turns out, he thought it was “a bit namby-pamby” and unbefitting of a Jedi Master.