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, who was born in Denver on August 28, 1962. He is known as 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 the one of the most expensive directorial debut in history. However, unfinished script and some problems with the producers prevented Fincher to show his full potential. This bad experience is likely led that Fincher carefully selects the next projects.
After Nolan’s, below are the most interesting quotes from Fincher’s movies.
Alien³ (1992)
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In an insane world, a sane man must appear insane.Golic
Se7en (1995)
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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
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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
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Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.” I agree with the second part.Somerset
The Game (1997)
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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)
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This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.The Narrator
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When you have insomnia, you’re never really asleep. And you’re never really awake.The Narrator
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On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.The Narrator
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With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.The Narrator
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The things you own end up owning you.Tyler Durden
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It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.Tyler Durden
This is what I do. If some idiot with a sledgehammer could break in do you really think that l would still have a job?Burnham
Zodiac (2007)
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Man is the most dangerous animal of all.Zodiac
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Just because you can’t prove it, doesn’t mean it’s not true.Robert Graysmith
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
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It’s funny how sometimes the people we remember the least make the greatest impression on us.Benjamin Button
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Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.Benjamin Button
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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)
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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
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A guy who builds a nice chair doesn’t owe money to everyone who ever has built a chair.Mark Zuckerberg
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When you go fishing, you can catch a lot of fish or you can catch a big fish.Sean Parker
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
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The fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain.Martin Vanger
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I’m not a recluse. I don’t close my door to anybody. They just don’t visit.Harald Vanger
Gone Girl (2014)
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Marriage is hard work. And compromise and more work.Amy Dunne
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We have each other. Everything else is background noise.Amy Dunne
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The simplest answer is often the correct one.Officer James Gilpin
