Chief executive Gabe Newell says ‘Star Wars’ director J.J. Abrams is like ‘someone who works at Valve’

Valve boss Gabe Newell has likely just paid the highest compliment he can to someone.

During a question-and-answer session on the online-aggregation site Reddit, Newell explained why Valve is partnering with Star Trek director J.J. Abrams for film projects based on the developer’s properties. It’s not just because they like his movies or because they wanted to have him tell them secrets about his upcoming Star Wars film. Instead, it’s because they like the way he talks.