I wanted to make a movie about filmmaking and I didn't want to make a movie that took place in Hollywood. — Ti West Copy Share Image
I don't generally watch the movie [ The House Of The Devil ]. It's sort of like hearing your voice on tape. — Ti West Copy Share Image
If you make just a straight scary movie, people are just - you don't know what they're thinking. — Ti West Copy Share Image
I don't go to see movies to see plots. I'm not interested in puzzles like an Agatha Christie story. — 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
[Valley of Violence] was written for James Ransone. PJ's a friend of mine, I've known him for a long time, he's always… — 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
I found Jumpy on YouTube. I wrote a movie about a guy with a dog and was like, "What have I done?… — 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
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
Really, I wanted to make a movie [Valley Of Violence] about: How does violence affect people? This is a take from me… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Cabin Fever 2' could have been this totally unique crazy type of cult movie but, unfortunately, it's not the movie that I… — 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
I'm doing an over-the-shoulder shot on a dog. I'm putting the camera behind the dog's shoulder. This is craziness. You just accept… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Ethan [Hawke] just - they got along great. He got to act with a dog, for real, and it felt like Jumpy… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Trigger Man' is sort of an experimental movie, but I don't think 'House of the Devil' is an experimental movie at all.… — 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
Throughout my career, I would not be surprised if it has dramas and romcoms in it, just because I like movies. But… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I don't go to the movies for escapism, so I don't make movies for it either. And it's totally fine that people… — Ti West Copy Share Image
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
The movies aren't going anywhere, because telling stories is how people communicate. — 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
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
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
Of course, we talked about Westerns we like with [James Ransone in Valley of Violence] , but it was always thematically in… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Growing up, for me, movies were mostly from the video store. And so that was always the section that had the best,… — Ti West Copy Share Image
If I was sort of attached to someone else's work, and doing a horror movie as a career move... I don't know.… — Ti West Copy Share Image
To me, when you watch a Hitchcock movie and as soon as theBernard Hermannscore comes in, you're aware. You know it's there.… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Jumpy is the most incredible animal of all time. The movie [Valley of Violence] is the tamest example of what that dog… — Ti West Copy Share Image
It is a very classic Western [Valley of Violence], and if you like Westerns, you'll like this movie, but there's a tone… — Ti West Copy Share Image
The movie [ The Innkeepers] is in no way a comedy, but I would put some of the funny scenes up against… — 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
![“I don't generally watch the movie [ The House Of The Devil ]. It's sort of like hearing your voice on tape.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/807/ti-west-2310_devil_i-don-t-generally-watch-the-movie-the-ho_2581260.jpg)
![“[Valley of Violence] was written for James Ransone. PJ's a friend of mine, I've known him for a long time, he's always like, "Dude, when are we going to make a movie together?" I finally called him.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/551/ti-west-2310_known_valley-of-violence-was-written-for-james_2236369.jpg)
![“With my horror movies or with this movie [Valley of Violence], same thing. The subtext of this movie is what to take away from it. Plot is never something that's been my driving force as a filmmaker.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0c0/ti-west-2310_cinema_with-my-horror-movies-or-with-this-movie_720793.jpg)
![“Really, I wanted to make a movie [Valley Of Violence] about: How does violence affect people? This is a take from me on how violence affects people.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/83b/ti-west-2310_doe_really-i-wanted-to-make-a-movie-valley-o_305552.jpg)
![“I'm doing an over-the-shoulder shot on a dog. I'm putting the camera behind the dog's shoulder. This is craziness. You just accept it in the movie [Valley of Violence], but when you make the movie, it's the weirdest thing. There's dog coverage, like it's a person.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3ac/ti-west-2310_accepting_i-m-doing-an-over-the-shoulder-shot-on-a_1641896.jpg)
![“Ethan [Hawke] just - they got along great. He got to act with a dog, for real, and it felt like Jumpy was acting with him. It was a surreal thing to watch. When you watch the movie [Valley of Violence], you just kind of accept it. But if you do think about how we show - there's a dog and a movie…” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3d0/ti-west-2310_accepting_ethan-hawke-just-they-got-along-great-he_1324428.jpg)
![“Of course, we talked about Westerns we like with [James Ransone in Valley of Violence] , but it was always thematically in relation to the movie and what the themes of the movie were.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/339/ti-west-2310_courses_of-course-we-talked-about-westerns-we-li_3190961.jpg)
![“Jumpy is the most incredible animal of all time. The movie [Valley of Violence] is the tamest example of what that dog is capable of.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/35e/ti-west-2310_all-time_jumpy-is-the-most-incredible-animal-of-a_2666997.jpg)
![“It is a very classic Western [Valley of Violence], and if you like Westerns, you'll like this movie, but there's a tone to it that's all its own that I think is unique and memorable.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1c3/ti-west-2310_classic_it-is-a-very-classic-western-valley-of-v_2557259.jpg)
![“The movie [ The Innkeepers] is in no way a comedy, but I would put some of the funny scenes up against some of the funnier comedies this year. I think it's genuinely really funny, but it's out of the gallows.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/910/ti-west-2310_comedy_the-movie-the-innkeepers-is-in-no-way-a_1585964.jpg)
