George Lucas finally explains why Yoda speaks backward in ‘Star Wars’ films

George Lucas finally explains why Yoda speaks backwards in ‘Star Wars’ films

Know now do we why speaks that way does Yoda.

“Star Wars” creator George Lucas is peeling back the curtain on why Yoda speaks backwards in the film franchise.

“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, but if he has an accent, or it’s really hard to understand what he’s saying, they focus on what he’s saying,” he told Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz last week during a screening of “The Empire Strikes Back” at the TCM Classic Film Festival.

“He was basically the philosopher of the movie, so he was talking about all of the things in long talking scenes and stuff where I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen, especially 12-year-olds.”

Yoda is known for his wisdom, with such lines as “Try not. Do or do not. There is no try,” “The greatest teacher, failure is” and “Much to learn, you still have.”