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 ...

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.

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.

Star Wars creator George Lucas recently revealed the inspiration behind Yoda's unique way of speaking. Attending the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival, where they screened Star Wars-Episode V ...

So I said to George [Lucas]: ‘Can I do the whole thing like this?’ And he said: ‘Sure!’ It just felt so right.” It was right. Yoda is a remarkable character and probably one of the best ...

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.

George Lucas has made a lot of changes to Star Wars over the years and believe it or not, some of them have actually been ...

“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 ...

“Yoda had a very distinctive way of talking, and it was done purposely because if you were speaking regular English, people don't listen that much," Lucas shared at the event. “But if you have ...