It's a combination of yes - making a movie about the characters - and then, also, budget. — Ti West Copy Share Image
There's nothing stopping you from making movies. You can always make and try different things. — Ti West Copy Share Image
Pearl' is a really different movie from 'X,' and 'MaXXXine' is a really different movie from X also. — Ti West Copy Share Image
I love when you see a movie and you go, 'That's a movie by so-and-so,' because I can just feel it. — Ti West Copy Share Image
I'm sad that ma-and-pa video stores are going, I'm not sad that Blockbuster's gone. — Ti West Copy Share Image
Personally, I like to settle into movies, and that's why I like long title sequences. — Ti West Copy Share Image
We can't make a giant sprawling movie. We're going to make a small movie. And what we got is what I could… — Ti West Copy Share Image
It's important to let everybody understand where people are at in the movie, in the sense of the landscape. You need people… — Ti West Copy Share Image
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 am desperately trying to come up with a film project that is related to mixed martial arts. In fact, I would… — Ti West Copy Share Image
X' was a movie that in some ways was about how independent filmmaking had an effect on people. 'Pearl' in many ways… — Ti West Copy Share Image
The goal with 'X' was to make you think about filmmaking, and think about horror filmmaking, and hopefully just be like, pumped. — Ti West Copy Share Image
It's funny, because I don't think of my films as "slow-burn." I don't even know if I was familiar with the phrase… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I do think, even though I've made these genre movies, there's what happens in the movie and then there's what the movie's… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Because everybody is so ADD and everybody is trying to move the plot so fast, there's very little sense of geography in… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I've had every minimum-wage job known to man - and I don't want to go back to minimum-wage jobs, but I have… — Ti West Copy Share Image
You get to actually make your movie. As a filmmaker, that's the dream. That's why you get up in the morning, to… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I have a romantic comedy I'd love to make, but I can't get the money for it. It's hard to get people… — Ti West Copy Share Image
If 'X' is a movie about someone who wants to get into the movie business from the outside, and 'Pearl' is about… — 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
Tommy Nohilly, who plays Tubby [ Valley of Violence], he came down to see the movie for the first time and I… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I don't think you want to preach to people. I don't think In A Valley Of Violence, and the same with The… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I don't really get that nervous about whether people like it. You can't do anything about that. It's more technical. You spend… — 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
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
For me, the goal of directing is to feel like you're experiencing what the character is going through, whether they're slowly walking… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I get a lot of movie stars telling me they saw my movie and then I'm like, 'You know I offered that… — 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
It's very important to me to find ways to relate the audience to the characters. This is the first thing to go… — 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
People always ask what makes a good horror movie and it's essentially one big thing-contrast. All of the stuff in the film… — 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
You have to. But I generally try - I'll creep in the back. I'll be outside. I'll pace around. I don't really… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of both movies, and I'm proud of how the movies are totally different in that you don't need to… — Ti West Copy Share Image
For me, I don't think you can have a successful - and by successful I don't mean financially, I mean successful in… — 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
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
![“Tommy Nohilly, who plays Tubby [ Valley of Violence], he came down to see the movie for the first time and I was like, "You've got to come just to see people react to your [big scene]." I knew that would go well, but it's satisfying to me when he's sitting there and it actually does.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b5b/ti-west-2310_bigs_tommy-nohilly-who-plays-tubby-valley-of_305382.jpg)
![“If people don't like [my film], the ship's sailed. There's nothing I can do about that.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5de/ti-west-2310_can-do_if-people-don-t-like-my-film-the-ship-s_2373828.jpg)
![“You have to. But I generally try - I'll creep in the back. I'll be outside. I'll pace around. I don't really get that nervous about whether people like [my films].” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2bf/ti-west-2310_creep_you-have-to-but-i-generally-try-i-ll-cre_2852678.jpg)
