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
If people don't like [my film], the ship's sailed. There's nothing I can do about that. — 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
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
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
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
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 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 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 you make just a straight scary movie, people are just - you don't know what they're thinking. — 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
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 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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![“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/quotes/img-quotes/5de/ti-west-2310_can-do_if-people-don-t-like-my-film-the-ship-s_2373828.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/quotes/img-quotes/3d0/ti-west-2310_accepting_ethan-hawke-just-they-got-along-great-he_1324428.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/quotes/img-quotes/14d/ti-west-2310_blanket_everything-jumpy-could-do-in-valley-of-v_2210654.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/quotes/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/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)
