I've done it with all my films. I always keep an eye on the first time I show it because... I don't… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I have plenty of scripts and ideas and all that that are not horror films. — Ti West Copy Share Image
There's three 'Silence of the Lambs' movies, and Hannibal Lecter is the through line, but they're not directly connected. — Ti West Copy Share Image
I think sound is a huge part of my filmmaking process and it's a part of the narrative for me. — Ti West Copy Share Image
The Eighties were the last decade where the actual filmmaking was still treated with some respect, even if it was horror. — Ti West Copy Share Image
I always feel like the less you say when you're making a movie, as a director, is the best. That means everything's… — Ti West Copy Share Image
If people don't like [my film], the ship's sailed. There's nothing I can do about that. — Ti West Copy Share Image
With my horror movies or with this movie [Valley of Violence], same thing. The subtext of this movie is what to take… — Ti West Copy Share Image
The independent film world is a fragile ecosystem. It allows for unique experiences and challenging stories to be told by bold filmmakers… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I always thought of 'X' as one era, and the characters in that era are being affected by the cinema of the… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I made short films, showed them to filmmaker Larry Fessenden who liked them enough to give me some money to make a… — Ti West Copy Share Image
If you ever see the director pulling people aside, that means something's not working. Because you're trying to figure out why it's… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Many indie movies are fighting for survival in a world full of 'Micro-Budget' films and 200 Million dollar 'tent-pole' blockbusters. Surely there… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Technology has just been the major progression of the last 15 years - instant communication. That stuff has gone so global. That's… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Low-budget movies is fine for me, I have no qualms about it, but when you want to do something - build a… — Ti West Copy Share Image
There are people - I think this is why there are so many commercial directors doing well in big studio movies, for… — Ti West Copy Share Image
It's not the plot [of Valley of Violence] - the plot is the reason to get all these things to happen, all these character… — Ti West Copy Share
Technology has just been the major progression of the last 15 years - instant communication. That stuff has gone so global. That's what's interesting… — Ti West Copy Share
I wrote [Valley of Violence] entirely with James Ransone in mind. I get such a joy out of watching his performance and seeing people… — Ti West Copy Share
Conversations about piracy don't have to be condemning. They don't have to be preachy, self serving or reactionary. — Ti West Copy Share
Because everybody is so ADD and everybody is trying to move the plot so fast, there's very little sense of geography in movies anymore.… — Ti West Copy Share
You get to actually make your movie. As a filmmaker, that's the dream. That's why you get up in the morning, to be able… — Ti West Copy Share
It would be dishonest to say winning an Oscar wouldn't be awesome. I'm sure it would be great, but if it matters all that… — Ti West Copy Share
In general, I go to see the stuff that for me is, "Thank God for that actor, he's doing something that I never imagined;… — Ti West Copy Share
It's one of those things, when you look back on it, you'd go, "Oh, I could've done without that. If I could go back… — Ti West Copy Share
I've messed with Ouija boards. And I've snuck into the basement of an abandoned mental hospital that's supposed to be haunted, that kind of… — Ti West Copy Share
For me, the goal of directing is to feel like you're experiencing what the character is going through, whether they're slowly walking or running. — Ti West Copy Share
It's fun when someone who ordinarily wouldn't watch 'Nightmare on Elm Street 4' is like, 'Well, it's on TV and I'm curious to see… — Ti West Copy Share
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