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so I was sure not nothing would come of

so I was sure not nothing would come of Yoda

Yoda

Yoda and here’s Yoda the wise who’s to say so

and here’s Yoda the wise who’s to say so

and here’s Yoda the wise who’s to say so who gave you that call actually George

who gave you that call actually George

who gave you that call actually George George George

and the Pope George Lucas through his

and the Pope George Lucas through his producer asked Jim we were doing them up

producer asked Jim we were doing them up

producer asked Jim we were doing them up in movie in Los Angeles Jim was

in movie in Los Angeles Jim was

in movie in Los Angeles Jim was obviously too busy and knew he didn’t he

obviously too busy and knew he didn’t he

obviously too busy and knew he didn’t he couldn’t quite do that he has an

couldn’t quite do that he has an

couldn’t quite do that he has an incredible challenge but this one he

incredible challenge but this one he

incredible challenge but this one he couldn’t quite handle as much as I could

couldn’t quite handle as much as I could

couldn’t quite handle as much as I could he felt and that’s how it happened it

he felt and that’s how it happened it

he felt and that’s how it happened it was through a support of Jim and then

was through a support of Jim and then

was through a support of Jim and then then I started doing it

then I started doing it

then I started doing it so who you invented the voice you don’t

so who you invented the voice you don’t

so who you invented the voice you don’t didn’t did anyone tell you speak this

didn’t did anyone tell you speak this

didn’t did anyone tell you speak this way

way

way how could anyone possibly tell you to

how could anyone possibly tell you to

how could anyone possibly tell you to speak there was no I never spoke that

speak there was no I never spoke that

speak there was no I never spoke that way but right you know why he says that

way but right you know why he says that

way but right you know why he says that why he talks that way I have no idea

why he talks that way I have no idea

why he talks that way I have no idea there’s always a reason for something

there’s always a reason for something

there’s always a reason for something that’s I come to learn that as a

that’s I come to learn that as a

that’s I come to learn that as a scientist yeah you know my view of it is

scientist yeah you know my view of it is

scientist yeah you know my view of it is first of all it was uh Larry and George

first of all it was uh Larry and George

first of all it was uh Larry and George you wrote it and I said hey you know

you wrote it and I said hey you know

you wrote it and I said hey you know this is nice can I it was only they use

this is nice can I it was only they use

this is nice can I it was only they use it halfway and I said can I do it all

it halfway and I said can I do it all

it halfway and I said can I do it all the time is it yeah my the way I view it

the time is it yeah my the way I view it

the time is it yeah my the way I view it is Yoda is this is where like adjectives

is Yoda is this is where like adjectives

is Yoda is this is where like adjectives and nouns are switched in place I’m not

and nouns are switched in place I’m not

and nouns are switched in place I’m not smart enough to know her magic

smart enough to know her magic

smart enough to know her magic difference okay yeah the sentence is

difference okay yeah the sentence is

difference okay yeah the sentence is fully understandable but clearly from

fully understandable but clearly from

fully understandable but clearly from another syntax yeah it’s because that’s

another syntax yeah it’s because that’s

another syntax yeah it’s because that’s the way the original Jedi spoke it was a

the way the original Jedi spoke it was a

the way the original Jedi spoke it was a very formal and elegant language he is

very formal and elegant language he is

very formal and elegant language he is now seven hundred eight hundred years

now seven hundred eight hundred years

now seven hundred eight hundred years old at that time and not unlike the

old at that time and not unlike the

old at that time and not unlike the Native Americans trying to keep their

Native Americans trying to keep their

Native Americans trying to keep their language alive he also is trying to keep

language alive he also is trying to keep

language alive he also is trying to keep the formal Jedi language alive while

the formal Jedi language alive while

the formal Jedi language alive while these Cerf kids are talking their

these Cerf kids are talking their

these Cerf kids are talking their language right and so he feels a

language right and so he feels a

language right and so he feels a tremendous responsibility just talk that

tremendous responsibility just talk that

tremendous responsibility just talk that way even though nobody else talks that

way even though nobody else talks that

way even though nobody else talks that way even though he could probably speak

way even though he could probably speak

way even though he could probably speak the way everyone else be right but he is

the way everyone else be right but he is

the way everyone else be right but he is he has the integrity he feels cultural

he has the integrity he feels cultural

he has the integrity he feels cultural imperative yeah that’s that’s what I

imperative yeah that’s that’s what I

imperative yeah that’s that’s what I believe well you don’t believe it

believe well you don’t believe it

believe well you don’t believe it because you did it so therefore it is

because you did it so therefore it is

because you did it so therefore it is yeah yeah it’s a

yeah yeah it’s a

yeah yeah it’s a it gives him a dignity in a con and

it gives him a dignity in a con and

it gives him a dignity in a con and integrity that’s important to his

integrity that’s important to his

integrity that’s important to his gravitas I mean I think first of all the

gravitas I mean I think first of all the

gravitas I mean I think first of all the performance that Frank gives is

performance that Frank gives is

performance that Frank gives is incredible and it’s got you know because

incredible and it’s got you know because

incredible and it’s got you know because he’s right there actually puppeting the

he’s right there actually puppeting the

he’s right there actually puppeting the character you know there’s a real you

character you know there’s a real you

character you know there’s a real you know humanity to the performance you

know humanity to the performance you

know humanity to the performance you really connect with it and then you know

really connect with it and then you know

really connect with it and then you know he starts out this small little creature

he starts out this small little creature

he starts out this small little creature living on the in the bog you know and he

living on the in the bog you know and he

living on the in the bog you know and he turns out to be this wise you know a you

turns out to be this wise you know a you

turns out to be this wise you know a you know incredibly powerful creature that’s

know incredibly powerful creature that’s

know incredibly powerful creature that’s that contrast is so interesting and

that contrast is so interesting and

that contrast is so interesting and funny and stays with you Charles you

funny and stays with you Charles you

funny and stays with you Charles you where you come in I think we all want to

where you come in I think we all want to

where you come in I think we all want to be Yoda we all somehow feel we are

be Yoda we all somehow feel we are

be Yoda we all somehow feel we are inadequate perhaps a little ugly a

inadequate perhaps a little ugly a

inadequate perhaps a little ugly a little short but within us we have the

little short but within us we have the

little short but within us we have the power to move mountains with just our

power to move mountains with just our

power to move mountains with just our mind

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