You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat the people around them, no matter how unimportant they may seem – and this story about Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson will warm your heart.

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Silicon Valley and The Big Sick star Kumail Nanjiani has shared a lovely anecdote about the Star Wars director that dates back five years, when Johnson was at Comic Con and Nanjiani was a mere red carpet reporter.

https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/940638430157000707

It turned out this was actually a pretty rough gig...

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Then disaster strikes...

https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/940641623385440257

Uh oh! But did Johnson throw a hissy fit? Did he roll his eyes and walk away? No, he did not.

https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/940642437302833152

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Years later, when Nanjiani was a star in his own right, they met again – and Johnson remembered exactly what went down.

https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/940647314401701888

What a guy...

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be released in UK cinemas on 14th December

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