Pearl' is a really different movie from 'X,' and 'MaXXXine' is a really different movie from X also. — 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
It's a combination of yes - making a movie about the characters - and then, also, budget. — 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'm sad that ma-and-pa video stores are going, I'm not sad that Blockbuster's gone. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Personally, I like to settle into movies, and that's why I like long title sequences. — 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
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
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 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Older actresses apparently have no sense of humor about being older actresses. — Ti West Copy Share Image
Conversations about piracy don't have to be condemning. They don't have to be preachy, self serving or reactionary. — Ti West Copy Share Image
Much of the stuff I relate to is from the Eighties, at least cinematically. — 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 movies anymore.… — 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 be able… — Ti West Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 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 go back… — Ti West Copy Share Image
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![“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/quotes/img-quotes/b5b/ti-west-2310_bigs_tommy-nohilly-who-plays-tubby-valley-of_305382.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/quotes/img-quotes/2bf/ti-west-2310_creeps_you-have-to-but-i-generally-try-i-ll-cre_2852678.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/quotes/img-quotes/3dc/ti-west-2310_character_it-s-not-the-plot-of-valley-of-violence_20670.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/quotes/img-quotes/26f/ti-west-2310_bravado_i-wrote-valley-of-violence-entirely-with_69257.jpg)
