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 opening night of the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival.

Socrates and Aristotle? Star Wars fans might argue that these famous philosophers of days gone by hardly compare to the small, green Jedi master Yoda, who has spread his knowledge and wisdom over countless films within the franchise.

Yoda, the withered Jedi master who teaches Luke Skywalker the ways of the Force in 1980’s Star Wars: Episode IV — The Empire Strikes Back, provides a bounty of endlessly quoted wisdom, including when he tells Luke (Mark Hamill): “When 900 years old, you reach, look as good you will not.”