David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly thrillers, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3
Films like Michelangelo Antonioni's 'Blow-Up' (1966) and Alan Pakula's 'The Parallax View' (1974) were big influences on me, in terms of creating that sense of paranoia and questioning reality.