Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
Source: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
“Choices determine character.”
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
“Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”
Acceptance speech as "best actress" at the 69th Annual Academy Awards (24 March 1997) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phno8FKSl48, for her performance in Fargo · Full text online at the Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/069-3/
Context: It is impossible to maintain one's composure in this situation. What am I doing here? — especially considering the extraordinary group of women with whom I was nominated. We five women were fortunate to have the choice, not just the opportunity but the choice, to play such rich, complex female characters. And I congratulate producers like Working Title and Polygram for allowing directors to make autonomous casting decisions based on qualifications and not just market value. And I encourage writers and directors to keep these really interesting female roles coming — and while you're at it you can throw in a few for the men as well.
Source: First Things First (1994), p. 169
On what makes a great character “Maurene Goo on Writing Relatable Characters and her Enduring Love of K Dramas” http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2018/02/goo/ (Public Libraries Online; 2018 Feb 28)
Source: The War Hound and the World's Pain (1981), Chapter 3 (p. 48)
“When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.”
