Supernatural fans have been asking for the return of Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester ever since he was killed off in the second season, and now the actor speaks out about whether he’d like to return and if he thinks it’ll happen.

Speaking to EW, Morgan admits that YES, he would like to return! He says:

I would go back if they asked me. My stance always is I would love to come back. In fact, they have trashed John so f–king much on that show that I would like to come back just to set the record straight the real way. I’m not that bad of a dad. I saved my kids. I went to hell to save my kids. How bad can I be, people? But there are a couple of story lines that I’d like to resolve and more importantly those people mean a lot to me.

But while Morgan seems really passionate about the story, and surprisingly connected to his character after all these years, he does add that, “I don’t think it will ever happen.” But… why?!

We think it’s safe to say that there are very few Supernatural fans that would not want John Winchester to return before the series ends!