Kumail Nanjiani Opens Up About Star Wars: The Last Jedi Director’s Kindness

There's a lot to like about Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. Not only has the filmmaker been able to produce a fresh new film for the Star Wars franchise, he's also been able to inspire and uplift others in the Hollywood industry, including comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani.

Taking to Twitter, the Big Sick star decided to open up about a difficult time in his life where he had been a red carpet interviewer and Johnson had been the only person to help make him feel better after a terrible day.

Back in 2012, before he was cast in HBO's Silicon Valley, Nanjiani's job was giving out red carpet interviews at San Diego Comic-Con. He'd never done interviews before and it turned out that the job was terribly difficult because most of the people he had to interview were people "who were sometimes rude, sometimes fine, always disinterested." Celebrities were often tired and disinterested whenever he'd approach them because he was just one of the hundreds of interviewers that they've had to face that day.

Here's a compilation of the rest of Nanjiani's Twitter thread on Johnson:

"The job was tough cuz sometimes I'd only get 40 secs w someone & had to give my producers something usable, otherwise it was a total bust.

1 person, who shall go unnamed, was so rude to me & made me feel so stupid that I got a talking to from my producer (I totally get the prod being upset btw.) I wasn't able to get anything usable cuz he just mocked me, dismissed me, walked away. I bet he doesn't remember. I do.

After that awful encounter, we run across to the red carpet for Looper/Total Recall. Still upset by the encounter. They hand me the list of ppl walking down the carpet that I'll be interviewing. After a couple of people, Rian walks up. I love his work, I'm a huge fan of his.

But, in the moment, I say "Can't wait to see the remake of Total Recall you're directing." I know Looper. I'm excited for it. I know his work. It was just 1 of those stupid brain things. He says "I wish! I did Looper." I'm mortified. My ears turn hot, my producer gives me a look.

I'm like "Dammit. I messed up another interview & look like a fool in front of someone I'm a huge fan of." But, instead of being upset, he started laughing. Not in an "at me" way. In a "with me" way. He saw how upset I was, put his hand on my shoulder, laughing.

He truly went out of his way to make me feel ok, to make me not feel like a loser. He didn't have to. He could have just been cold after that, not made such an attempt to lift me up. I would have understood. He doesn't know me from Adam. But he helped someone in crises just cuz.

It truly meant so much to me in that moment, on that specific day. Especially right after someone w a millionth of his talent had dressed me down for no reason. I got the interview, finished out the worst Comic Con I've ever had & went home."

Johnson's unexpected kindness had really helped Nanjiani during that point in his life and made him feel better about himself. A little kindness certainly does go a long way doesn't it?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi makes its big debut December 15, 2017.

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