“The police force cannot be completely independent of the executive gov...” — P. Chidambaram Quote

“The police force cannot be completely independent of the executive government.”

“People understand what is good for them in the long run. In the long run, what is good for people is that India's economy continues to grow at clipping pace, 8% and above, that itself brings host of benefits to the people. It brings better roads, it brings better schools, brings more money to the communities, it brings more jobs.”

“As far as the Congress is concerned, we condemn any attempts to oppress the Dalits in strongest terms. If there are parties trying to fan the OBC-Dalit divide in Tamil Nadu, we need to collectively condemn them.”

“When I was pitching 'Power,' I had an executive say, 'Well, I already have a black show.' He said that right to my face.”

“But at the same time, never having final cut before, I really learned an interesting thing for any studio executive who is reading this: that if a director has final cut, it's actually easier and more interesting to listen to notes.”

“I want to be an executive producer.”