Yoda’s first appearance in the “Star Wars” franchise came in 1980 in “The Empire Strikes Back.” The character was voiced by Frank Oz, who also provided it for “Return of the Jedi,” the prequel trilogy ...

Since the beginning of his Hollywood career, George Lucas has always done things his ... why exactly does Yoda speak backwards? “Because if you speak regular English, people won’t listen ...

Emma McIntyre/Getty; Lucasfilm, Ltd. George Lucas is sharing an insight ... Star Wars creator Lucas, 80, explained why Yoda, one of the franchise’s most beloved characters, speaks out of order.

Solved a mystery, George Lucas has. The 80-year-old “Star Wars ... TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday and explained why Yoda talks backwards in the films. “Because if you speak regular ...

and "No! Try not. Do or do not. There is no try." Little is known about Yoda's species in the universe, but George Lucas gave us a meta detail by explaining just why Yoda speaks the way he does.

Introduced in The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda has always delighted viewers because of his strange way of talking. But why does ...

“Star Wars” mastermind George Lucas commented on this particular aspect of Yoda’s character at an anniversary screening of 1980’s “Empire Strikes Back” this week, where he explained ...

for anyone else is “Doing, how are you?” to him. George Lucas was asked about Yoda’s peculiar speech patterns during a recent anniversary screening for Empire, and his answer? “I had to ...

George Lucas broke down the origins of Yoda’s “very distinctive way of talking” at a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival last week.

Namely, George Lucas actively kept other creators from exploring Yoda's origins, a decision that has carried on to Disney's various films and shows. Interestingly, George Lucas' decision to keep ...

“I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen — especially 12 year olds," creator Lucas shared George Lucas has cleared up why beloved Star Wars character Yoda speaks out of ...