Those film school programmes produced greats of their own, including Martin Scorsese at NYU, Francis Ford Coppola at UCLA and George Lucas at USC. 10 David FincherCredits: Raffi Asdourian, licensed under CCA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ⛶⛶⛶⛶⛶× Credits: Raffi Asdourian, licensed under CCA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsDavid Fincher skipped college entirely. 7 Paul Thomas AndersonCredits: ABC News/YouTube ⛶⛶⛶⛶⛶× Credits: ABC News/YouTubePaul Thomas Anderson enrolled at New York University’s film school and lasted exactly two days. That shop was his film school. 3 Christopher NolanCredits: HugoDécrypte/YouTube ⛶⛶⛶⛶⛶× Credits: HugoDécrypte/YouTubeChristopher Nolan didn’t choose to go to film school, even though he had the passion for movies.