“...‘perfectionism’ is a term that’s thrown about mostly by people who are lazy."

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“I think that ‘perfectionism’ is a term that’s thrown about mostly by people who are lazy. We’re not trying to do something perfect. You know, perfect is the commercial,” he says. “You’re looking for stuff to be imperfect in exactly the right way. So what’s important is to be able to articulate what perfect would be, and then avoid it at all costs.”

Fincher spoke to us along with production designer Don Burt, who has worked on every Fincher film since 2007’s Zodiac. Their latest collaboration, Mank, has earned 10 Oscar nominations, including for Best Picture, and for Fincher and Burt. You can listen to the full interview on Apple or Spotify or Google or here

https://www.moviemaker.com/david-fin...-who-are-lazy/