The Most Interesting Quotes from David Fincher’s Movies

Last updated on Nov 30th, 2023

The Most Interesting Quotes from David Fincher’s Movies

You have a responsibility for the way you make the audience feel, and I want them to feel uncomfortable. – David Fincher (Esquire Magazine, March 1, 2007)

David Fincher is an American film and music video director born in Denver on August 28, 1962. He is known as an innovative but meticulous director who often chooses dark films.

Fincher’s debut on the big screen was in 1992 with Alien3. With a budget of $ 50 million, it is one of the most expensive directorial debuts in history. However, an unfinished script and some problems with the producers prevented Fincher from showing his full potential. The bad experience probably made Fincher choose his following projects carefully.

His subsequent films include Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social NetworkThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, and Mank.

After Nolan’s, below are the most interesting quotes from Fincher’s movies.

Table of Contents
  1. Alien³ (1992)
  2. Se7en (1995)
  3. The Game (1997)
  4. Fight Club (1999)
  5. Panic Room (2002)
  6. Zodiac (2007)
  7. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
  8. The Social Network (2010)
  9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
  10. Gone Girl (2014)
  11. Mank (2020)

Alien³ (1992)

Golic
1

In an insane world, a sane man must appear insane.Golic

Se7en (1995)

John-Doe
1

What sick ridiculous puppets we are, and what gross little stage we dance on. What fun we have, dancing and f*****g. Not a care in the world. Not knowing that we are nothing. We are not what was intended.John Doe

2

Wanting people to listen, you can’t just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you’ll notice you’ve got their strict attention.John Doe

Somerset
1

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.” I agree with the second part.Somerset

The Game (1997)

Conrad Van Orton
1

They just f*** you and f*** you and f*** you, and just when you think it’s over, that’s when the real f*****g starts!Conrad Van Orton

Fight Club (1999)

This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. - The Narrator (Fight Club Quotes)
1

This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.The Narrator

2

When you have insomnia, you’re never really asleep. And you’re never really awake.The Narrator

3

On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.The Narrator

4

With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.The Narrator

The things you own end up owning you. - Tyler Durden (Fight Club Quotes)
1

The things you own end up owning you.Tyler Durden

2

It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.Tyler Durden

Panic Room (2002)

Meg-Altman
1

It’s disgusting how much I love you.Meg Altman

Burnham
1

This is what I do. If some idiot with a sledgehammer could break in do you really think that I would still have a job?Burnham

Zodiac (2007)

Zodiac
1

Man is the most dangerous animal of all.Zodiac

Robert-Graysmith
1

Just because you can’t prove it, doesn’t mean it’s not true.Robert Graysmith

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Benjamin-Button
1

It’s funny how sometimes the people we remember the least make the greatest impression on us.Benjamin Button

2

Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.Benjamin Button

Captain-Mike
1

You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.Captain Mike

The Social Network (2010)

Mark-Zuckerberg
1

You know, you really don’t need a forensics team to get to the bottom of this. If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you’d have invented Facebook.Mark Zuckerberg

2

A guy who builds a nice chair doesn’t owe money to everyone who ever has built a chair.Mark Zuckerberg

Sean-Parker
1

When you go fishing, you can catch a lot of fish or you can catch a big fish.Sean Parker

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Martin-Vanger
1

The fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain.Martin Vanger

Harald-Vanger
1

I’m not a recluse. I don’t close my door to anybody. They just don’t visit.Harald Vanger

Gone Girl (2014)

Amy-Dunne
1

Marriage is hard work. And compromise and more work.Amy Dunne

2

We have each other. Everything else is background noise.Amy Dunne

Officer-James-Gilpin
1

The simplest answer is often the correct one.Officer James Gilpin

Mank (2020)

You cannot capture a man's entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one. - Herman Mankiewicz (Mank Quotes)
1

You cannot capture a man’s entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.Herman Mankiewicz

This is a business where the buyer gets nothing for his money but a memory. What he bought still belongs to the man who sold it. That's the real magic of the movies, and don't let anybody tell you different. - Louis B. Mayer (Mank Quotes)
1

This is a business where the buyer gets nothing for his money but a memory. What he bought still belongs to the man who sold it. That’s the real magic of the movies, and don’t let anybody tell you different.Louis B. Mayer

The Killer (2023)

Stick to the plan. Anticipate, don't improvise. Trust no one. Never yield an advantage. Fight only the battle you're paid to fight. Forbid empathy. Empathy is weakness. Weakness is vulnerability. Each and every step of the way, ask yourself, "What's in it for me?" This is what it takes. What you must commit yourself to. If you want to succeed. Simple. - The Killer (The Killer 2023 Netflix Movie Quotes)
1

Stick to the plan. Anticipate, don’t improvise. Trust no one. Never yield an advantage. Fight only the battle you’re paid to fight. Forbid empathy. Empathy is weakness. Weakness is vulnerability. Each and every step of the way, ask yourself, “What’s in it for me?” This is what it takes. What you must commit yourself to. If you want to succeed. Simple.The Killer

2

From the beginning of history, the few have always exploited the many. This is the cornerstone of civilization. The blood in the mortar that binds all bricks. Whatever it takes, make sure you’re one of the few, not one of the many.The Killer

One man's cruelty is another man's pragmatism. - The Expert (The Killer 2023 Netflix Movie Quotes)
1

One man’s cruelty is another man’s pragmatism.The Expert

2

A hunter goes into the woods, and he sees this grizzly. Biggest he’s ever seen. He raises his rifle, and he fires. The bear falls, the hunter rushes forward, and to his surprise, there’s nothing there. There’s no bear, there’s no broken twigs, there’s no blood. And then suddenly, the grizzly throws this massive arm around his shoulders and explains, “You took your shot. You missed, so either I feast, or, and the choice is yours, I sodomize you.” Naturally, the hunter chooses life. The next day, the hunter returns to the woods with a much bigger gun, and he spots the bear again. And he aims. He fires. The bear falls. The hunter charges. No sign of the bear, until the bear is standing beside him, saying, “You know the deal.” Indignity ensues. The following day, the hunter treks back to the wood. This time with a bazooka. He sees the bear, lines him up in his crosshairs, fires. The recoil from the bazooka throws him backwards. And he looks up as the smoke’s clearing, and there’s the bear standing above him, arms crossed. And the bear squints. “You’re not really out here for the hunting, are you?”The Expert