8 David Fincher Quotes on Film

David Fincher quotes on film

5. The movie is not that violent. There are ideas in the movie that are scary, but the film isn't about violence, the glorification of violence or the embracing of violence. In the movie, violence is a metaphor for feeling. It's a film about the problems or requirements involved with being masculine in today's society.

7. I find it amoral if you're making a movie where the problem is solved with a guy standing in the back of pickup truck firing a machine at the bad guys. The morality of it is questionable because the repercussions of violence are incredibly far-reaching.

9. I always feel ill-prepared for commentaries and it had been so long I was afraid I'd forget everything that happened on the film. But having everybody come together for it was really great. It was like a high school reunion. We all reminisced and just had a great time.

12. You know, I don't think I've ever listened to someone's commentary. Ever.

14. I don't have the Tom Hanks fans. When you make the kind of movies I make, you get weird letters from people.

16. I 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.

20. You have a responsibility for the way you make the audience feel, and I want them to feel uncomfortable.

23. I'm always interested in movies that scar.