The hardest animal was the vulture. But the horses were great, the dog was great [in Valley of Violence]. It was really… — Ti West Copy Share Image
It's Ethan Hawke and John Travolta [in Valley of Violence]. It's awesome. They're awesome. — 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
It definitely could have been a horror story [Valley of Violence], oh my God, if the dog was impossible. So could the… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Sometimes I look at it [Valley of Violence] and go, "How did we do that?" But it's a credit to Ethan [Hawke],… — 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
One of my favorite scenes of the movie [Valley of Violence] is when Ethan Hawke is sitting at the campfire with the… — 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 mean PJ - James Ransone - he was a friend of mine, he probably heard all this stuff, but for the… — Ti West Copy Share Image
From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence]… — 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
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… — 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
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
The second half [of Valley of Violence], you're with the guys that you should hate, but when you start seeing what their… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Toby [Huss] gets shot, or that part when [John] Travolta says this, or the part where Ethan [Hawke] says that cool thing… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I wrote [Valley of Violence] entirely with James Ransone in mind. I get such a joy out of watching his performance and… — 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
It's this long monologue [in Valley of Violence] with Ethan Hawke talking about life and everything with a dog. That's not in… — 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
Everything Jumpy could do [in Valley of Violence] was too much. If I put it in the movie you would all check… — Ti West Copy Share Image
You want to be able to say [to Ethan Hawke's character], "Dude, it's okay," but maybe it's not. Maybe he's not a… — Ti West Copy Share Image
The first half [of Valley of Violence] was to endear you to all these people and give you all these archetypes that… — 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
It's not the plot [of Valley of Violence] - the plot is the reason to get all these things to happen, all… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I did the movie [Valley of Violence] from two perspectives. You're with Ethan [Hawke] the whole movie, but for the first half,… — 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
![“The hardest animal was the vulture. But the horses were great, the dog was great [in Valley of Violence]. It was really easy.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1ef/ti-west-2310_animal_the-hardest-animal-was-the-vulture-but-t_3054207.jpg)
![“It's Ethan Hawke and John Travolta [in Valley of Violence]. It's awesome. They're awesome.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/31e/ti-west-2310_valleys_it-s-ethan-hawke-and-john-travolta-in-va_2316793.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)
![“It definitely could have been a horror story [Valley of Violence], oh my God, if the dog was impossible. So could the horses.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/656/ti-west-2310_could-have-been_it-definitely-could-have-been-a-horror-s_1005685.jpg)
![“Sometimes I look at it [Valley of Violence] and go, "How did we do that?" But it's a credit to Ethan [Hawke], he had done White Fang, so Ethan is like, "Oh God, that's right."” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fa9/ti-west-2310_credit_sometimes-i-look-at-it-valley-of-violenc_601309.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)
![“One of my favorite scenes of the movie [Valley of Violence] is when Ethan Hawke is sitting at the campfire with the dog.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/787/ti-west-2310_campfire_one-of-my-favorite-scenes-of-the-movie-v_2601728.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)
![“I mean PJ - James Ransone - he was a friend of mine, he probably heard all this stuff, but for the rest of the cast [Valley of Violence], we mostly just talked about their characters and things like that. That was the business at hand.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4b7/ti-west-2310_business_i-mean-pj-james-ransone-he-was-a-friend_749608.jpg)
![“From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence] - and it gives them the ability to go wild with it and to have performances that are memorable.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/105/ti-west-2310_ability_from-a-performance-standpoint-it-just-gi_1042593.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)
![“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)
![“The second half [of Valley of Violence], you're with the guys that you should hate, but when you start seeing what their real lives are, you're like, "I do hate you, but at the same time, all right - maybe take it down a notch." The complications of all that are what's so interesting to me, those…” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fb8/ti-west-2310_complication_the-second-half-of-valley-of-violence-yo_439715.jpg)
![“Toby [Huss] gets shot, or that part when [John] Travolta says this, or the part where Ethan [Hawke] says that cool thing - those details are the things that are interesting to me. So just acknowledging we don't have a lot of money [for Valley of Violence], so we're going to make a Western that's…” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9e6/ti-west-2310_charismatic_toby-huss-gets-shot-or-that-part-when-jo_1713150.jpg)
![“I wrote [Valley of Violence] entirely with James Ransone in mind. I get such a joy out of watching his performance and seeing people watch this. He's so great. The bravado thing and the foolishness, he does them both so well. It's weird because he's so hateable in the movie, but in the end, you're…” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/26f/ti-west-2310_bravado_i-wrote-valley-of-violence-entirely-with_69257.jpg)
![“It's this long monologue [in Valley of Violence] with Ethan Hawke talking about life and everything with a dog. That's not in movies. Hopefully when people think about the movie when they go home, they're like, "That's weird. He's maybe crazy. He's talking to a dog the whole time."” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f55/ti-west-2310_being-crazy_it-s-this-long-monologue-in-valley-of-vi_3029823.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)
![“Everything Jumpy could do [in Valley of Violence] was too much. If I put it in the movie you would all check out. When he wraps himself up in the blanket, that's as far as I could go, and that's not even close. The dog's amazing.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/14d/ti-west-2310_blanket_everything-jumpy-could-do-in-valley-of-v_2210654.jpg)
![“You want to be able to say [to Ethan Hawke's character], "Dude, it's okay," but maybe it's not. Maybe he's not a good person. I don't know. That's the thing about people. There is no real good guy or bad guy [in A Valley Of Violence]. It's all context.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ed2/ti-west-2310_able_you-want-to-be-able-to-say-to-ethan-hawk_3087859.jpg)
![“The first half [of Valley of Violence] was to endear you to all these people and give you all these archetypes that you're familiar with, and then the second half, just to see all those archetypes unravel like real people.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a6e/ti-west-2310_archetype_the-first-half-of-valley-of-violence-was_1400234.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)
![“It's not the plot [of Valley of Violence] - the plot is the reason to get all these things to happen, all these character moments to happen. It was always meant to have these two perspectives.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3dc/ti-west-2310_character_it-s-not-the-plot-of-valley-of-violence_20670.jpg)
![“I did the movie [Valley of Violence] from two perspectives. You're with Ethan [Hawke] the whole movie, but for the first half, you're really with Ethan. For the second half, you're with him, but also you're with the bad guys because he kind of becomes the bad guy. No one's really good in the movie.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7cf/ti-west-2310_bad-guy_i-did-the-movie-valley-of-violence-from_2575611.jpg)
