Movies aren't finished, they're abandoned. And you have to make your peace with that.
David FincherRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote highlights the commercialization of the film industry, where entertainment is often reduced to a mere product.
David Fincher's quote reflects on the nature of the movie business, suggesting that it prioritizes commercial success and mass-market appeal over artistic expression and storytelling. He indicates that studios view films as 'products' to be sold, emphasizing the tension between creativity and commercialism within the film industry.
Themes
MovieBusinessProductArtStorytelling
In practice
Example use cases
In an industry conference about film funding, one could use this quote to discuss the challenges faced by independent filmmakers.
More from David Fincher
All quotes →In film, we sculpt time, we sculpt behaviour and we sculpt light.
David FincherRead
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.
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.
David FincherRead
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.
David FincherRead
In film, we sculpt time, we sculpt behavior and we sculpt light.
David FincherRead
Similar quotes
New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water.
Truman CapoteRead
Painting is about the world that we live in. Black men live in the world. My choice is to include them.
Kehinde WileyRead
A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original.
Louis ArmstrongRead
None of the films I've done was designed for a mass audience, except for 'Indiana Jones.' Nobody in their right mind thought 'American Graffiti' or 'Star Wars' would work.
George LucasRead
Between parts I was too old for and roles that were too overwhelming, out of reach then for my voice. I carved out a niche with the Wagnerian repertoire since I am attracted by its theatrical intensity.
Placido DomingoRead
My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
Eric ClaptonRead