I read this, too, and was confused. He repulsed me in that film. Maybe it was his character bleeding into his looks, though.
Oh wait - also his “swing batter batter” at the ball game, and that incredible “bloop” sonar sound he does by flicking his cheek.
Amazing voice talent.
(Having said that… I still just… can’t believe he left spacedock without a tractor beam. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111280/characters/nm0000638)