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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 ...

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Why Does Yoda Speak Backwards? At a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back during the TCM Classic Film Festival, Lucas discussed the reasoning behind Yoda’s unique speech pattern.

Yoda in "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones". Lucasfilm/Disney "Because if you speak regular English, people won't listen that much," Lucas answered.

He went on to explain that since Yoda is a philosopher for Luke, the way he spoke had to feel significant. “If you speak regular English, people won’t listen that much,” he continued.

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

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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.