David Fincher

David Fincher's biography

David Andrew Leo Fincher is 60 years old film director born at Denver. He was born on Tuesday 28th of August 1962. David is often nicknamed as FinchDavey. According to year of birth 1962 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 28th of August means David is Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.

He is native english speaker. He is white american. David is citizen of United States of America. David´s primary profession is to be film director. You can know David also as actor, film producer, executive producer. David is recently known as television producer. David received BAFTA Award for Best Direction The Social Network in 2011

David Fincher's schools

We found 1 school David attended. Name of the school: Ashland High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

• Lived for several years in Ashland, Oregon and graduated from Ashland High School.

David Fincher's career

David´s main focus is to be film director. David is famous thanks to The Social Network.

Is David Fincher gay ?

David is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

David Fincher's Awards

• At the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, three out of four nominees for Best Direction in a Video - "The End of the Innocence" by Don Henley, "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith, and "Vogue" by Madonna - were directed by him ("Vogue" won.).
• He won his first Grammy Award on March 1, 1995 (for The Rolling Stones' "Love is Strong." He won the same award nearly 20 years later on January 26, 2014 (for Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie"). His 2014 win marks the longest time period between two wins.
• With eight nominations, he has received more nominations for the MTV Video Music Award than any other director in history. 7 of the 8 nominations occurred in a 3 year span (1989 to 1991). He also sets the record of nominations in three consecutive years.

David Fincher's Nominations

• At the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, three out of four nominees for Best Direction in a Video - "The End of the Innocence" by Don Henley, "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith, and "Vogue" by Madonna - were directed by him ("Vogue" won.).
• With eight nominations, he has received more nominations for the MTV Video Music Award than any other director in history. 7 of the 8 nominations occurred in a 3 year span (1989 to 1991). He also sets the record of nominations in three consecutive years.

What David Fincher has done for a first time

• He won his first Grammy Award on March 1, 1995 (for The Rolling Stones' "Love is Strong." He won the same award nearly 20 years later on January 26, 2014 (for Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie"). His 2014 win marks the longest time period between two wins.

David Fincher's quotes

• I don't know how much movies should entertain. To me, I'm always interested in movies that scar. The thing I love about Jaws (1975) is the fact that I've never gone swimming in the ocean again.
• I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but somebody has to.
• People will say, "There are a million ways to shoot a scene", but I don't think so. I think there're two, maybe. And the other one is wrong.
• As a director, film is about how you dole out the information so that the audience stays with you when they're supposed to stay with you, behind you when they're supposed to stay behind you, and ahead of you when they're supposed to stay ahead of you.
• [about the personality traits that helps in being a director] Belligerence certainly helps. And there's a requisite paranoia. There's fear--fear of failure--and an overwhelming urge to be liked.
• I do agree you can't just make movies three hours long for no apparent reason. For a romantic comedy to be three hours long, that's longer than most marriages.
• I don't know anything about Academy consideration. I don't know what an awards movie is.
• I don't think of myself as difficult. We're expected to do stuff that's awesome. That means we're going to have to push each other.
• I am a contrarian by nature, so all it does is make me want to take real risks. I am like, 'If we are not out on the ledge juggling chain saws, then we are doing ourselves a huge disservice.'
• My idea of professionalism is probably a lot of people's idea of obsessive.
• Part of my testiness is that I feel I make fifty compromises a day. When people come to me to say 'Why can't you compromise?' I'm like: 'What are you talking about? The fact that we're having this conversation means that we've compromised'.
• People always ask why I don't make independent movies. I do make independent movies - I just make them at Sony and Paramount.
• [on the prevalence of violence in modern society] I think civilization is an agreement, and once in a while you're going to run into people who didn't get the memo.
• You're supposed to have an idea of what it is you're trying to do, right? Aren't you being overpaid to have that? My job is to know what the fuck I want.
• [on his preference for unconventional characters] I don't know what 'likable' is. I know people who are doting parents, who give to charity, drive Priuses, all those things, who are insufferable assholes... I like people who get shit done.
• [on Gone Girl (2014)] Most interesting to me was the idea of our collective narcissism as it relates to coupling, or who we show to our would-be mates and who they show to us.
• [observation, 2014] Right now, people are discovering television because it's where all the most interesting characters have gone.
• You know I don't try to piss people off, right? It's just always been the right thing to do.
• [on Mindhunter (2017)] I said the show is about narcissism. The show is about needing to be seen. [2019]
• [on working for Netflix] I'm here to deliver them 'content' - whatever it means- likely to bring them spectators, in my small sphere of influence. [2020]
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David Fincher's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how David Fincher looks. We will focus on David´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 6' 0½" (184 cm). Body build is average. David´s eyes are tinted brown - dark. David´s hair is shade of grey.