This surprising 26-year-old George Lucas quote suggests that Master Yoda's initial response to Anakin was the correct one, ...

George Lucas has explained why Yoda speaks backwards in 'Star Wars.' The creator of the franchise made the revelation during a 45th anniversary screening of 'The Empire Strikes Back' at the ...

George Lucas speaks at the “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” screening. Getty Images for TCM. Yoda is introduced in 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back” voiced by Frank Oz.

Yoda's speech pattern has long captivated fans of the Star Wars franchise, and after decades, George Lucas has finally provided an explanation.

“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 ...

George Lucas appeared at the TCM Classic Film Festival at a screening of 'The Empire Strikes Back,' revealing why Yoda talked backwards.

George Lucas attends the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival opening night screening of 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 24, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

Aside from his distinct appearance, Yoda is also known for his unique style of speaking, in which the phrases he says are almost spoken backwards. "The greatest teacher, failure is," said the ...

Interestingly, George Lucas' decision to keep Yoda mysterious is one that he made many decades before Disney acquired Star Wars. While the man seemingly planned countless aspects of this franchise ...

However, Lucas in his pre-Q&A before the film only addressed one about the $30.5M production which has minted a lifetime gross of $550M: Why does Yoda talk backwards?

George Lucas has cleared up why beloved Star Wars character Yoda speaks out of order; Creator Lucas made the revelation during a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the ...