In new sentences no writer woke up out of bed expecting to write, The Bear star Jeremy Allen White has shared his experience playing Jabba the Hutt’s grown-up son in the upcoming Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu .

Speaking on Good Morning America in promotion of his Bruce Springsteen biopic, White gave viewers some behind-the-scenes deets on what it was like to be a part of the Star Wars universe. A visibly tired Allen White (it is early in the morning, to be fair) responded in kind with a response just short of saying it was the most significant role he’s been gifted thus far.

“It was exciting. You know, it’s funny. I met Jon Favreau, who directed the film and the series prior, and I’ve been such a huge fan of Jon’s for a very long time. So we talked about movies

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