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
I think you just have to give the audience a character that they can relate to. So I'm always trying to put… — Ti West Copy Share Image
In general, I go to see the stuff that for me is, "Thank God for that actor, he's doing something that I… — Ti West Actors 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
Most people grow up wanting to be a director or be an actor, or be a musician, and, you know, I want… — 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 Archetype Copy Share Image
To me it's not so much that the movies are slow-paced as much as they are about spending time building a relationship… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I think you make the movie in your head that you have to make, and you have to get it out of… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Movies aren't "slow burn," and aren't serious, aren't interesting, because everything from the movie to the promotional materials is telling you that… — Ti West Film Copy Share Image
I feel like most media brands in the States, as far as news brands, are heavily slanted to the left or the… — Ti West Journalism Copy Share Image
When you're part of a group and your whole family and whole world is so small, no one just joins a cult.… — Ti West Cult 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 Bad guy 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 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)
![“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)