Hayden Christensen: 'It's been so heartwarming’ to feel the love from young Star Wars fans

[@pio4362]

Terrific interview, William. One of the best interviews I've ever seen with an actor from the prequels. None of that talk show silliness, but thoughtful, engaged questions instead.

[@TheCutaway]

Thank you!

[@kangtheconqueror8359]

@@TheCutaway How/d you get an interview with him? no offense,but you'd expect a big sub count person.

[@tomasburian6550]

​ @The Cutaway with William Mullally You did a great job at being positive, kind and respectful.

[@InzaneMcNazty]

Lol he asked super generic and similar to each other questions, dropped something, and made googly eyes at the camera the entire video...I'm not saying he's bad, but best? You need to watch hot ones with Sean Evans interviewing people. he has compilations of celebrities talking up how good of an interviewer he is!

[@RealBranden]

@@InzaneMcNazty You seemed to miss his entire point, which was: "with an actor from the prequels"

[@lgc41004]

"I guess the moral of the story is patience" Man you can tell all the hate he got took its toll. Awesome to see him getting the love now

[@moomanchu608]

for real man, one can only take so much hate

[@ioncewasmikey]

@@moomanchu608 hate do always be leading to suffering like that

[@cemolioz7303]

i always loved his display of anakin. many ppl seem to forget that anakin was a teenager and many teenagers have issues with their emotions and are "whiney"

[@sutton9000]

This is what everyone meant when they told him patience during the prequels

[@lukejbryan9351]

I'm glad. I always loved him in Episode III as a child. I can add him to the list of actors I absolutely adore for their patience, persistence, and resilience.

[@EmpireFanProductions]

Can’t wait for Hayden’s return! Loved him as Anakin/Vader!

[@ericgrande7155]

What part did you love? Its so odd that theres love for him now because at the time he was one of the worst parts of the prequels.

[@vi._tru]

Me too

[@jacobpamplin6449]

@@ericgrande7155 He wasn't bad, the writing was bad.

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

@@ericgrande7155 he was a great actor! The lines and direction were meh, but he was working with what he had, and keep in mind he was a new actor and has more experience now!

[@locop5757]

@@ericgrande7155 there isn't a single person here who wouldn't agree with you boomer.

[@AirsoftAlfonse]

i'm so happy to see Hayden finally getting the appreciation he deserves!

[@kgraebes88]

for real, I cant stand when people trash actors for depicting a character to the T of how they were written. Same goes for Daisy, I may not enjoy the sequels, but no doubt she, Adam, as well as others in those films are fantastic actors.

[@DoBap_]

@@kgraebes88 especially in the case of someone like Hayden, where he had to ‘act’ out some pretty atrocious dialogue, in some badly written movies.

[@mike04574]

pretty average/bad actor

[@kgraebes88]

@@mike04574 erm. wrongo

[@jean-felixlavoie4673]

ALFOOONSE LETS GOO BOI, go do another stormtrooper airsoft video I beg you

[@crimsonking440]

Between Hayden and Andrew Garfield this has been a pretty damn good year or two. Glad people are finally recognizing them the way they deserved.

[@victorjinn7807]

I want to see this great actors in a movie togheter. I love both of them. ❤

[@Cornberry]

You know, there's definitely some things Disney can do better with both the MCU and Star Wars but there's some people working inside both that I really trust and have appreciated like Dave Filoni. I don't think this series would be a thing without the extensive groundwork he put in.

[@Amonny]

@@Cornberry SOME? How about A LOT OF THINGS? Like a great script, natural character progression, good lightsaber fights and so on...

[@Walamonga1313]

I was just thinking about that. The problem was not them, it was the scripts that could've been done better

[@devan98]

Literally same. 🥲🥲

[@oxymrn7038]

Damn near brings a tear to my eye knowing that he though he was unwelcome all these years. Glad hes being showered with the love and support he deserves.

[@MisterDevos]

You obviously weren't around back then if you think that.

[@wwb16]

The fanbase hated him and his acting at the time

[@hbhatt]

@@wwb16 the fanbase at the time mostly consisted of old annoying boomers who just wanted the same exact thing as the original trilogy

[@hazbiniznow89]

We were too young to understand the older fans hated the prequels at the time us kids all loved it including the dreaded jarjar we didn't have the internet telling us how bad everything was as well, it was a movie with lightsabers that's all that really mattered. As an adult I can appreciate the overall story now as an echo of Aristotle's and others theory's on the nature of democracy and it's inevitable failings and outcomes.

[@wwb16]

@@hbhatt sounds familiar

[@MovieJunkieOfficial]

The guy just always looks a little sad. He’s a brilliant actor but you know he took all the hate to heart. When he talks about this new series he seems to not be getting too excited about it probably due to the history. I really really hope they do a stellar job with Kenobi and it’s not just going to be a ‘look who’s back!’ Case.

[@jessieurena7583]

Can't blame him these insane "star wars." Fans are vicious

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

He's also very shy and quiet as a person so I think that's part of why he doesn't sound too pumped, it's just how he is.

[@Xscape128]

Yeah I noticed this throughout the years. He seems down most of the time, not sure if that's his personality or not or because of the critics. I never understood some of the hate he got

[@mis8866]

@@jessieurena7583 yeah never understood why the prequels WERE hated, they're HANDS DOWN better then the original, Revenge of the Sith is HANDS FUCKING DOWN the best Star Wars movie ever made.

[@giannisksanthopoulos4300]

He is not sad..he is just getting into a character :D So glad he is back in Star Wars

[@azalea5130]

he deserves the world. he never ever deserved the amount of hate and threats from the community, i’ll never forgive the haters for what they did to him and the treatment they gave him.

[@MisterDevos]

Don't be so cancerous.

[@matnels277]

I think the first kid copped it worse.

[@armannsingh9113]

@@matnels277 yeah hayden gets the love now and gets come back to star wars but sadly jake llyod will never have the chance tbh

[@matnels277]

@@armannsingh9113 I know , I actually liked him , it's sad how horrible people can be.

[@d2heffz231]

He didn't deserve it then and he won't deserve it after the the show airs when everyone realizes it only to lift up the black female hero that Disney created.

[@Spectralyzed]

I'm glad that the hate he got in the past didn't ruin his love for the franchise. Hearing about how he literally watched through all of Clone Wars and Rebels to get caught up on where Anakin was at that point just really made me appreciate how much he really cares about this character. Still makes me sad it took this long for him to feel appreciated by all the fans, though.

[@Kameron2335]

For a second I thought you said you were glad he got hate

[@jgsgreenroom552]

I'm a first generation Star Wars fan who loves the prequels and is thrilled Hayden is back. Wish he could have been a part of sequels as well. Seeing him and Ewan together again is fantastic.

[@drrocktapus8182]

Can you define " a first generation starwars fan?"

[@hurou]

@@drrocktapus8182star wars the original trilogy people who watched it before the prequels existed

[@OneGaurdian]

He came close to being in the sequels. An early draft had Kylo Ren being haunted by Anakin. The art work that was drawn by the studio looked cool.

[@stoked-6996]

@@OneGaurdian technically he was, he was one of the jedi that communicated to rey in that one scene

[@OneGaurdian]

@@stoked-6996 Yeah, but that was just his voice, sadly.

[@RealityShiift]

he never deserved the hate he got. He was the best possible Anakin they could have had. He played his role perfectly in my opinion. So happy to have him back

[@kouzivaggo659]

we know he played the role perfectly because george has said that many times, they were just haters and now suddenly theyre fans, this kinda reminds me of the whole andrew garfield story

[@dylanelliott9764]

People don’t realize too that look at the script he had. The script was terrible. Even Mark Hamill said it was bad in the first movie but they were able to change it to be better. There are clips of mark saying something like “we would tie George up and make him read his scripts at gun point”. Hayden did the best he could with the bad script

[@nealsmall9316]

@@kouzivaggo659 What do you think it would be like if Darth Vader survived in Return of the Jedi 🤔

[@RealityShiift]

@@nealsmall9316 he would have still died of old age eventually. But Luke would have been the only person in the galaxy to forgive and believe his father actually changed, meaning Vader (now Anakin again) would have probably been imprisoned for the things he did

[@q.h.s5051]

KouZiVaggo Yeah that bothers me. Andrew has been my favorite Spidey since I saw TASM ten years ago! I grew up with Tobey too so it just took a different path for me. I don’t like to associate with fans and fandoms because of how they act, especially Star Wars fans

[@linkx271]

Those who criticized the prequels at the time were those who grew up with the original trilogy and did not like the new proposal, but those of us who grew up watching them always consider them great.

[@Vespyr_]

A lot of us who grew up with the original have warmed up to the prequels especially in the face of the sequels. I always loved the animations too.

[@someguy9496]

Same thing is happening with sequels is it not?

[@michaellarkin6168]

@@someguy9496 maybe but whilst the prequels werent great, they had redeemable qualities like the world building. The sequels feel like a soulless cashgrab which doesnt even add anything to the star wars universe, they brought back palpy just to kill him for example, the prequels added so much interesting stuff to star wars. If the sequels were anyway unique i could learn to like them but i dont see how anyone could appreciate them besides kylo ren who tbf is a pretty good character

[@someguy9496]

@@michaellarkin6168 funny, people were saying the very same things about the prequels. That Lucas was doing it for money and that it was a cash grab. You have your opinion but whatever you think, the next generation very much likes the sequels and I can see in 10 years the opinion on the sequels being similar to the current opinion on the prequels

[@ioncewasmikey]

@@someguy9496 Maybe, maybe not. I see a lot of younger people on here who didn't like the sequels and found them to be vacuous.

[@jaygarrick69]

It's very strange hearing that his natural voice or his voice now that he's older actually sounds so much like the Clone Wars Anakin.

[@EpicNerdsWithCameras]

Seriously. If I didn't already know about the voice cast I would easily believe that he voiced Anakin in the show.

[@habibqureshi1136]

Glad he’s finally being accepted.

[@darkemperor66611]

He should have been from day 1

[@garrettstephens91]

He should have been accepted then.

[@fuzzygori11a57]

@@garrettstephens91 yeah but it’s better late than never.

[@froyerthedestroyer6756]

Sadly it still doesn't grant him the rank of Master.

[@MinerDude369]

@@froyerthedestroyer6756 This is outrageous. It's unfair!

[@Blarnix]

I never understood why people hated him, he did really well and still is doing really well at his job. He's a fantastic actor and seems like a great guy. People just don't like change and anything new.

[@LastTakeFilmMake]

Ye dude I agree man, I heard it was cause of the dialogue but that is out of his control. Hayden is great at his job!!

[@yachiyous9110]

Yeah it's unfortunate that star wars fandom is so fucking toxic, elitists and speaks HELLA loud (even though they're not even a majority from what i know). I know george's dialogues can be a bit funny at times but at least they're entertaining. The hate was really unwarranted bruh like those people are just embracing negative nancyness to the T over petty reasons. In fact NO movies and especially actors deserve that kind of treatment cuz each one of those movies must be entertaining in their own ways, and the actors are just doing their job.

[@MagicAl5F4781]

He got the hate because he personified the controversial decisions George Lucas made, to deconstruct the power fantasy that Darth Vader represented to many fans and tell a psychologically realistic story in a fantasy style, of trauma and weakness that led a good person to lose everything by choosing power over love.

[@urbent3147]

He did great with the writing provided, I actually really enjoy the prequels tbh

[@chrisjansen1943]

They hated him because the script was so terrible. It's not his fault, but the average viewer doesnt think of that

[@jacobgordon7998]

Probably will never see this, but ... Hayden, we love you. You are Anakin Skywalker and a major part of the Star Wars universe. Some of us always thought this way. Glad you are back and can't wait to see the new series.

[@NathanMandjes]

Remember Hayden’s struggle, but also never forget Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd. These guys had their lives almost (literally) destroyed because of the hatred. Patience is indeed the moral of the story. It’s fantastic that after all this time, the hate turns into appreciation and in some cases even the reboot of a career. Thanks Disney, but also thank you Hayden. Seems like such a nice guy and can’t wait to see him acting as Vader.

[@franciscofernandezbravo]

The Star Wars franchise is the most toxic. They hated Hayden, Ahmed and Jake back in the day to a certain point that it ruined their lives, as you said. And more recently they threw shit at Kelly Marie Tran, the actress that protrayed Rose Tico, many fans threw a lot of senseless hate towards her only because they didn't like her character or her development

[@thespiderstation9790]

@@franciscofernandezbravo Especially terrible to hear that Ahmed tried to take his own life because of the hate towards Jar Jar 😔

[@CalebHemphill24]

@@franciscofernandezbravo it’s seriously sad at the end of the day how devoid of compassion and respect people have become

[@franciscofernandezbravo]

@@CalebHemphill24 Indeed it is sad

[@TheReeceG21]

It pisses me off that people can go and ruin someone’s life because they cannot tell the difference between bad writing and bad acting.

[@Hakudan2]

"I guess the moral of the story is patience" 100%, best wishes to him.

[@visitorzeta1669]

Man, I have been loving the fact that we get to see Hayden back in these interviews and seeing him get the appreciation he deserved all along.

[@Torsteen-p3d]

I was a kid at the time when episodes 1-3 were released, and I absolutely loved all three movies to bits, and still do, even if some of the dialogue in them isn't the best. Hayden did such an amazing job portraying a young man who never had the necessary father figure or the familial support that a person needs to grow up right. And especially if you pay attention to how everyone else treats Anakin in those movies all of his behaviours make complete sense: Obi-Wan basically does nothing but lecture and criticise, the jedi council don't want him in the order in the first place, and then treat him with mistrust all his life. And you can really see the damage, the frustration and the internal conflict Anakin has all the time in Hayden's performance. I'm thrilled to have him back! I know he can bring some real depth to Vader too, and not just be the intimidating bad guy who barely says a word.

[@CalebHemphill24]

See I had a very similar experience but with the sequels so I can acknowledge that they weren’t the greatest made films but I can still appreciate the enjoyment I will always get from them

[@canelaswift952]

I love him so much. His come back means the world to me

[@mikekaraoke]

You mean his come back to Star Wars you mean!

[@77moonwalker77]

I was too young to show the prequals the love they deserved. I truly adored those movies as a kid and still do. Anakin has always been my favorite Star Wars character, thanks to the portrayal of Hayden Christensen!

[@winterfeather0092]

Same here. I have always loved Anakin, most of which is down to how Hayden portrayed him. So excited he's coming back and people are finally giving him the respect and support he deserved literally 17 years ago.

[@77moonwalker77]

@@Spaced_out9000 too young to show love on the internet i mean! 2-7 year old can tell what is their favorite movie is, but most likely won't be discussing it in detail anywhere

[@maybetoby]

I'm 40, and I've always liked Hayden. He did the job he was supposed to do, make Anakin completely unlikable. He didn't deserve any of the hate he received back in the day. I'm really glad he's back as Vader.

[@mk46HD2]

This dude sounds like an old sage Jedi, serious hard years of introspection and finally being comfortable with who he is and his place in the world. Awesome work mate

[@TheMinskyTerrorist]

Never thought any of it was his fault, he did the most with the dialogue and the direction he was given

[@babyjiren9676]

I didn't even care that much about the dialogue and direction, the original trilogy was just the same way. Star Wars was always over the top, it is a space opera after all. The lines aren't really meant to be something that your average joe would say in day to day life.

[@TheMinskyTerrorist]

@@babyjiren9676 The original trilogy was distinctly different in the way it went through more revision and sounded more naturalistic. There are some crazy lines that were cut.

[@babyjiren9676]

@@TheMinskyTerrorist there were still plenty of crazy lines in OT

[@TheMinskyTerrorist]

@@babyjiren9676 Not in the same way. For example, compare Han and Leia's dialogue with Anakin and Padme's. Harrison Ford, Alec Guiness, and others told Lucas to shove it or modified their dialogue on the spot. There was also a lot of editing and directing that made significant changes. The prequels had a lot less revision and a lot more direct creative control by Lucas, for better or worse.

[@CalebHemphill24]

About all of these general points can be applied to to the sequel movies too

[@loganholt3423]

I makes me emotional and truly happy to see people love him. The prequels were my childhood movies and I could never understand the hate back then. Welcome back!

[@austinperry1671]

People who grew up on the originals didn’t like the cgi

[@ijamzer5190]

Austin Perry i guess the liked grainy and shitty choreographed movies then, almost everything about the prequels is better

[@alexlazzerly3677]

I recently watched Shattered Glass again and my god he's so good in that movie. If anyone hasn't seen it, I highly recommend it.

[@charley15z17]

It's free on youtube! So good

[@mikekaraoke]

I would also say the same for Jumper!

[@alexanderadams9008]

he was so great as Anakin, he is Anakin, this is so damn exciting holy shit, we love you Anakin, always have! true fans have always embraced you!!

[@0b64]

we love you Hayden

[@subzerowins31]

Now that he's officially back we need more of Hayden as Darth Vader, give him a series of his own chronicling his prime years as Vader, except for that scene in Rogue one we've never really got to see why Vader was so feared, I want vader's badass savagery to be depicted in live action, please Disney give this man his own series.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

No. Enough pandering to expectations. The Star Wars Universe is so great, it's really time to move away from the Empire timeline and the main players in the Skywalker Saga.

[@ari_c6900]

@@Quotenwagnerianer nah we want more hyden man.

[@prabhu.dark.]

just imagine a Darth Vader Trilogy revolving around a Vader. If we take the movie title from og Batman Trilogy as 1st movie titled, Darth Vader begins, 2. Darth Vader The dark lord, 3. Darth Vader the dark lord rises🔥🔥

[@DonTwo-FaceTheGodfather]

@@prabhu.dark. that sounds dumb asf

[@DonTwo-FaceTheGodfather]

Cuz revenge of the sith is already basically darth vader begins and those other titles are just dumb

[@leilanihawk4530]

HAYDEN OMG, I MISSED HIM SO MUCH! HE DIDNT DESERVE THE HATE, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

[@TheLego4366]

He’s so sweet and polite.

[@pablodrums5880]

Had the pleasure of meeting Hayden this past December, one of the most kind human beings ever! Shy , but he was so nice man . Taking a photo with him was One of the best days of my life ! Thanks Hayden!

[@Absolute.23]

Looking at his face I can still see the young Hayden still in him

[@valentin_shantal]

Hayden we love u

[@XoXo475]

The love for Hayden is absolutely through the roof now . So happy for him.

[@bobdabear8857]

Im 19 now and throughout my life Star wars has been a constant hobby and source of passion. I loved the prequels and to see Haydon and Ewan come back is so invigorating for me.

[@Hi_Its_Chris]

How can you not like Hayden? He’s such a pro and he’s been so good to the fans. I’d L-O-V-E to see him on a “What If” spinoff where he didn’t turn on Mace, but also doesn’t stick around to fight the Republic’s battles. It would be great to see him raising his family on a backwater planet until the Rebellion kicked off.

[@Astro_Mickey]

Well that would be a great idea, the rebellion wouldn’t happen if Mace kills Palpatine

[@Hi_Its_Chris]

It’s really hard to know what would happen. Palps set a lot of things in motion before Order 66, so there’s a good chance that the Republic wouldn’t have survived. This is such a huge and fleshed out universe that there is a ton of room for alternate history-type stories.

[@bassmasta93]

Bro, a ‘what if ‘ Star wars series would be SICK

[@winterfeather0092]

@@bassmasta93 OMG, the possibilities would be ENDLESS and I would be here for a What-If Star Wars show.

[@deshawnsanders8406]

This dude was asking the best questions! Great interview

[@TheCutaway]

Thank you!

[@mrquinnley5563]

the interviewer has such a friendly looking face and asks good questions! thanks for the content :)

[@tonymontgomery819]

The amount of times I have actually watched Revenge of the Sith would be well over 30 to 40 times. Maybe more. I don't think I've watched a movie as much as that one in my whole entire life. I loved the prequels! It was essentially my childhood. Very, very excited for these guys and hope the fans love it and these guys get the credit they deserve after all this time!

[@andrewguerrero2194]

I will never in my life forget the feeling and experience I had watching Attack of the Clones opening night at 8 years old. I still get goosebumps thinking back. I'm grateful that he's back

[@Tonycillian5]

He’s such an underrated actor, so happy that he’s feeling the love. I really hope he acts more outside Star Wars as well because we haven’t seen enough of him.

[@avsdno]

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH, HAYDEN. WE'RE SO HAPPY YOU'RE BACK

[@ChilianaJones]

He seems like such a cool, down to earth guy. I'm really glad he's back (and I'm from the original trilogy generation btw). I hope this (and his part in the Ashoka series) won't be the last time we see him. Bring on a live-action Clone Wars series starring Hayden and Ewan!

[@ioncewasmikey]

He's gonna be in Ahsoka too?!

[@artheminusj1120]

@@ioncewasmikey Yep!

[@ioncewasmikey]

@@artheminusj1120 This is where the fun begins!

[@nealsmall9316]

@@artheminusj1120 He reminds me of Paul Walker

[@theknight3093]

Man,i wish i could meet Hayden,since i was 13 i fell in love with is anakin,especially in ROTS and since then he is my fav character. Now i am a 30 year old grown ass but i still love him. Thank you Hayden

[@timmy2281]

Love Hayden so much the prequels got me into Star Wars but revenge of the sith made me love it

[@michaelg250]

I alwways liked him as Anakin. Always felt bad about all the hate. Glad he's back

[@mpaddyuk70]

I’ve recently rewatched the sequels and he’s fabulous took so much hate back in the day ,nice to see him back and loved

[@Shamilscorner]

But he is not in the sequels tho 🤔

[@qlej4543]

@@Shamilscorner He/She meant the prequels

[@Bearical]

@@qlej4543 You forgot about ae, ey, per, they, ve, xe, zie, sie, tey and e. Cancelled.

[@bluebomber875]

@@Bearical We live in a society

[@SamvedIyer]

When a section of the fandom bullied the actress who plays Rose Tico, Hayden was asked whether he had any advice for her. He said that those who engage in such behaviour make the most noise, but are in the minority; that the majority do not feel that way. I sense he has always known that the fans appreciated him, but I do not imagine it must have been easy for him to merely ignore the 'loudness' of that minority.

[@roger632]

"Something's happening, I'm not the Jedi I should be. I want more... but I know I shouldn't." -Anakin Skywalker

[@ginajones7767]

I love you hayden you are a great actor you deserve more love you since 16

[@Tootenbocker]

I love seeing Hayden so happy

[@atomicsmokes663]

Hayden is also a star wars nerd from what i gather, very easy for him to say yes to this

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

Hayden I went to every "Opening Day" for the prequel trilogy, thx for tha amazing memories brotha. :)

[@ryanczerniak3175]

He never deserved any hate, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader is my favorite character of all time, I'm so glad he is coming back

[@mik1779]

Hayden deserves the love he is getting, he is my favorite character!

[@gingerdip7426]

he means so much to me and I'm so happy he's finally getting the love he deserves after so long. After 15 years too, he really didn't deserve all that hate :((

[@proserpine8857]

He is such a nice guy. I hope from now on people are always nice to him.

[@tangoseal1]

If Hayden reads this comment - you did a fantastic job acting out the pure emotion and hatred towards Obiwan when your character was chopped to bits and burning in lava. That was some intense acting dude... Well done!

[@TrippleNineSIXBandOfficial]

I love how Hayden addressed the hate that he got from people without directly addressing it, while also remaining humble. This did not seem like just the typical actor answers questions type interview, you asked really good questions and you were rewarded with fantastic answers in response. There’s a reason you’re getting these interviews, even for a channel under 10,000 subscribers currently, massive respect to you, you’re going places! Subscribed 🤘🏻😎☀️

[@TheCutaway]

Thank you so much

[@tborke]

Hayden is a massive legend for coming back after all these years and after all the unjustifiable negativity he was put under. Glad to finally see that people can grow a braincell and respect the actors who bring Star Wars to life!

[@bucknut4lyf]

Thanks for coming back Hayden. You are the face and voice of Anakin and we all are eternally grateful for you.

[@ltgold2020]

Man deserves to be protected, hopefully he sees how much we truly appreciate him, my hero as a kid

[@TrestanSKYWALKR]

So happy he’s back! I always liked him, especially in ep. III! This just feels right!

[@PNWAffliction]

Idk if he'd ever read this but Clone Wars is my favorite of all the Star Wars movies, and he nails it with such great chemistry with Natalie. The whole amazing, amazing Clone Wars animated series was based off his character, that's something to be mega proud of. He loves the series just like Sam Witwer and it's so nice to watch both of them represent what we love about Star Wars.

[@mattnemechek5234]

It’s not him voice acting for clone wars

[@giggleschad1484]

@@mattnemechek5234 the guy means attack of the clones. And clone wars was based from it.

[@giggleschad1484]

Yeah attack of the clones is actually one of my favorites. It typically gets hate for the love scenes. But I actually didn't mind them, plus Padme was smokin.

[@SN2903]

So happy for him. He was great in the prequels. Love Episodes II and III.

[@thisismaribethe]

This interviewer is SO mellow holy cow. 😂But also super respectful & I’m grateful he highlighted the tremendous response to Hayden’s return. Hayden seems like such a humble soul. I hope he truly realizes how loved he is by the fans! Very excited for this show!

[@langletprolet8378]

Damn his voice is deeper now, I think its quite similar to The Clone Wars’ Anakin. I love his voice. Glad he feels the support now

[@Zeru.]

I'm a prequel kid and can't wait to see Hayden back! Don't forget there are millions of people who love you! Haters are just louder.

[@grrayfox2300]

This should be a lesson for the gatekeeping fans hating on the sequels as well. The prequels were very much hated at the time but kids loved those films. In another 15-20 years, there will be little kids who loved Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo and will celebrate those films as well.

[@nathanpelayo]

Great questions! Of all the star wars shows, this is the one I've been wanting to see the most.

[@dirkauditore8413]

Man I love this man so much, I hope he really feels the love from the fans now.

[@tuckeresty2036]

Episode 3 Anakin is one of my favorate and best played characters in ALL OF CINEMA to me.

[@Cinephileofmany]

Bless him. Say what you like, I’ve got nothing but love for the guy. Seems like a nice bloke!

[@sairaramjit1271]

Hayden, you were always embraced by Star Wars fans.

[@cloudmushu]

Star wars fans is what ruined his life, I am prequel fan, not someone who trashtalks hayden like you

[@izusblur]

Thank you Hayden for coming back! The prequels were a big part of my childhood and Anakin is one of my favourite characters ever

[@moomanchu608]

gave him some hard ass questions in the middle there LOL

[@charlieiannini3502]

I’m so thankful to have Hayden back, Anakin is one of my favorite characters and no one can ever replace him

[@christinewells-leddon9287]

All I can say is: it's about time! I never felt that the "problems" with Mr. Christensen's performance were his fault. I think he did brilliantly with the direction he was given...now it's time to sit back and enjoy the expansion of his story.

[@murfdog19]

Hayden is such a good dude. I'm really glad he's back.

[@KingCamdenTheGreat]

Hayden was one of my favorite actors back in the day. It feels good to have him back

[@Cryptosifu]

Anakin is my favorite Star Wars character.

[@fuzzygori11a57]

Anakin and Vader wouldn’t be my favorite if it wasn’t for Hayden, he added everything I love about Vader

[@Camerooonify]

I hope he knows just how much love there is for him now. I dont care what anyone says.. the prequel trilogy was a masterpiece for me. I adore them.

[@slimanMatt10]

Hayden never deserved the hate he received. As a 22 year old, The prequels were my childhood and Anakin was my favorite character, he was the main reason I got into Star Wars. Hayden’s return brings a tear to my eye, I’m glad he’s back. Can’t wait for the show!

[@kash4922]

He got way more shit then he ever should have. Luckily he’s still around for this. I can’t wait to see both my boys back on the same screen once again.

[@nerolia_gaming8030]

Hey, William, big thank you, this is the best 5 mnutes long interview of all them here on youtube one can find related to Obi-Wan series release. Unique questions and all the respect to Hayden. That was heartfarming, I'd watch 45 minutes of this.

[@TheCutaway]

We actually did do 45 minutes of it at a comic con but sadly we couldn’t record it. Haydn told me it was the best one he’d ever done, and I now count him as a friend.

[@nerolia_gaming8030]

@@TheCutaway jeez dude, that's awesome and heartbreakingly terrible at the same time! We missed such a gem of a content, I can cry. Love Hayden since Episode 2, he's literally the reason I finally got into SW (original films failed to get me in, but prequels showed what SW Universe should've have actually looked like, I can relate to George's artistis vision)! I'm writing this from the other side of the planet, SW prequels have a lot of fans here in CIS countries, much more love. I hope Hayden knows this, say hello from us to him if there is an occasion!

[@Jedyermusic]

I was 5 years old when revenge of the sith came out, I was mind blown then absolutely loved it and never stopped, the hate the prequels got was insane to me even when i was that young me and my dad couldn’t understand it. So glad he is now getting recognised for his amazing work bringing anakin to life

[@мур-с6м]

HAYDEEEEN ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@devanmoran]

The best choice for anakin I never had a problem with his performance (: happy he's getting the recognition he deserves

[@generalkenobi880]

Hes so humble, Hayden is the goat🐐

[@Hero11170]

It took a while for everyone to appreciate the prequels but I believe they were misunderstood masterpieces .

[@bodaciousskies]

If only George let others help him on the script, the prequels could have been better then the original trilogy. They had promise but are still good to me at least

[@occam7382]

@@bodaciousskies, yeah. They definitely could've been much better, but for what we got, they were pretty damn good (Same goes for quite a bit of Star Wars media todays, like Mandalorian, BOBF, Rogue One, etc.).

[@wwb16]

And the same thing will likely happen with the sequels

[@SamvedIyer]

@@wwb16 Personally, I do not see that happening. The section of the fandom hating on the prequels was too puerile, too philistine to understand the worldbuilding and Palpatine's manipulation to genuinely appreciate _The Phantom Menace,_ and in other movies, chose to feel disproportionately offended at the only very occasional instance of ropey dialogue. The sequels, on the other hand, were genuinely vacuous.

[@wwb16]

@@SamvedIyer were you even around back then to see what was happening?

[@jtukko]

Wholesome, Hayden always did a great job!

[@yoloswagthuglifeselfie568]

He’s awesome I hope everyone cherishes him this timr around

[@saturncrush]

Exactly questions.

[@revengeofthesixth8498]

This man went off the grid for years on a farm it took such a toll on him. As a prequel kid Hayden IS Darth Vader. He’s Anakin. I’m so happy for this man to get back into the role that has defined his life. He seems one step closer to peace with it. He truly cares how the fans feel about it. I hope we show him the love he deserves.

[@canelaswift952]

So unfair this aged him but I love him not matter what

[@kiasia3219]

do you know if there's any interviews with him about what he went through during that time?

[@prabjhooti]

This is how you conduct an interview! Adding not a single ounce of pressure on the person being interviewed, and simply asking questions out of curiosity in terms of character develop in-star wars and real life. Well done!

[@TheCutaway]

Thank you!!

[@jozefu8726]

The story of this man is awesome. He was so humble through it all and took most of the criticism on the chin. He deserves to come back to the role.

[@Quavers22]

Can’t wait to see him back - very pleased to some him finally getting the love he deserves!

[@zoren1900]

I was 5 years old when Star Wars Episode 01 premiered so I grew up during the late 90's, mid 2000s. It's great to see him back 😊🌌

[@jacob8648]

same and I love the Prequels

[@JV-si1fw]

I'm 22 now. I'm a 2000 baby I was so young when I first saw star wars. Star wars is such a big part of my life. Anakin pretty much change my life. We the children back then always loved you and we will do our best to welcome you !