[He pauses, considering the question for a moment.]

"... I'm honestly uncertain. I attacked in anger when Qui-Gon was killed, and I nearly killed in anger when Siri Tachi was killed. And when Anakin fell... my love for him distracted me. It made me vulnerable, and my reluctance could have been my undoing.

For all that those around me may consider me overly disciplined, I believe it entirely possible that my emotions are not disciplined enough."

[There was another, more recent example of his emotional over-involvement, but-

Well, best not to bring that up.]