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In film, we sculpt time, we sculpt behavior and we sculpt light.

David Fincher

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David Fincher
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: May 10
Actor
Executive Producer
Film Director
Film Producer
Television Producer
Denver
Colorado
David Andrew Leo Fincher
Time
Sculpt
Behavior
Film
Light

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