I want people to surprise themselves. Instead of saying "Oh, god, didn't we already do this 17 times?"
David FincherI want to make a movie that has enough impact that it's going to do what it needs to do. But I don't want to make a film that serial killers masturbate to.
David FincherAwards movies are normally sort of... life-affirming and noble. It's probably too much of an intellectual conceit and, you know, people don't like it when you don't lead the bad guy off in cuffs.
David FincherFilmmaking isnโt if you can just strap on a camera onto an actor, and steadicam, and point it at their face, and follow them through the movie, that is not what moviemaking is, that is not what itโs about. Itโs not just about getting a performance. Itโs also about the psychology of the cinematic moment, and the psychology of the presentation of that, of that window.
David Fincher