Movies aren't finished, they're abandoned. And you have to make your peace with that.
David FincherRead
Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine. Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything's okay. I don't make those kinds of movies. That, to me, is a lie. Everything's not okay.
Interpretation
Entertainment should reflect reality, including its struggles, rather than just provide comfort or escape.
David Fincher emphasizes the importance of authenticity in storytelling, suggesting that entertainment should not shy away from the complexities of life. Instead of seeking to provide a false sense of comfort, true art should acknowledge the challenges and imperfections of existence, reflecting a more honest portrayal of reality.
In practice
Using this quote in a film discussion to emphasize the need for honest narratives in cinema.
Movies aren't finished, they're abandoned. And you have to make your peace with that.
You’ll find that the movie business is paid for by those mega movies. The movie business is paid for by Big Macs. By movies as product. Movie studios use that term “product” all the time. Product? You mean you have a lot of stories? No, we have a lot of product. You have stories.
In film, we sculpt time, we sculpt behaviour and we sculpt light.
For a number of years, I'd been around the kind of people who financed movies and the kind of people who are there to make the deals for movies. But I'd always had this naive idea that everybody wants to make movies as good as they can be, which is stupid.
The fact is, you don't know what directing is until the sun is setting and you've got to get five shots and you're only going to get two.
In film, we sculpt time, we sculpt behavior and we sculpt light.
I want you to see me naked and performing one or two dozen mad acts, which will take me less than half an hour, because if you have seen them with your own eyes, you can safely swear to any others you might wish to add.
Poets are being pursued by the philosophers today, out of the poverty of philosophy. God damn it, you might think a man had no business to be writing, to be a poet unless some philosophic stinker gave him permission.
The first thing a writer should be is - excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well be out picking peaches or digging ditches; God knows it'd be better for his health.
A beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist.
There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you, I wish I were a different kind.
My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.
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