And the 'Mank' director has been working his entire career to get here, too. It's easy to think about a director like David Fincher and forget he is an actual person. His art is obsessive. His style can be a bit of a bear. And when he gives interviews, he speaks his mind. There are few artists among us who do the same thing. That's why listening to him speak, even when you don't agree, matters. In a recent interview with Variety, he held nothing back. “I don’t know anyone who makes movies who is concerned with being an auteur. ‘There’s plenty of blame to go around’ has always been my philosophy. I believe filmmaking owes a lot more to demolition derby than it does to neurosurgery. It’s a miracle when it goes off the way you had it in your head. For the most part, it doesn’t.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 24 November, 2020