--- title: "10 Knows Quotes By Ti West" description: "10 Knows quotes by Ti West. Plus more from Ti West and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c92/ti-west-2310_feel_i-d-been-all-hyped-about-it-i-was-like-p_510282.jpg" --- > [I'd been all hyped about it, I was like, "Please come," and to have that and know Tommy Nohilly is probably going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-d-been-all-hyped-about-it-i-was-like-please-come-and-to-have-that/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c92/ti-west-2310_feel_i-d-been-all-hyped-about-it-i-was-like-p_510282.jpg) > [It's unreal. I mean, the dog backflips. It's amazing. Google Jumpy on YouTube - I had seen the dog first and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/it-s-unreal-i-mean-the-dog-backflips-it-s-amazing-google-jumpy-on/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/ti-west-2310_backflips_it-s-unreal-i-mean-the-dog-backflips-it_2806961.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/it-s-funny-because-i-don-t-think-of-my-films-as-slow-burn-i-don-t/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd5/ti-west-2310_familiar_it-s-funny-because-i-don-t-think-of-my-f_2519288.jpg) > [If you make just a straight scary movie, people are just - you don't know what they're thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/if-you-make-just-a-straight-scary-movie-people-are-just-you-don-t/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/ti-west-2310_ifs_if-you-make-just-a-straight-scary-movie_2979149.jpg) > [I've done it with all my films. I always keep an eye on the first time I show it because... I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-ve-done-it-with-all-my-films-i-always-keep-an-eye-on-the-first-time/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/ti-west-2310_cinema_i-ve-done-it-with-all-my-films-i-always_838039.jpg) > [Typically, in Westerns, people who are in a Western feel like they're in a Western. It's almost like they know they do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/typically-in-westerns-people-who-are-in-a-western-feel-like-they-re/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/ti-west-2310_feels_typically-in-westerns-people-who-are-in_507224.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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/you-want-to-be-able-to-say-to-ethan-hawke-s-character-dude-it-s-okay/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/ti-west-2310_able_you-want-to-be-able-to-say-to-ethan-hawk_3087859.jpg) > [I always talk about movies a lot beforehand, and then we would get there, and I'd say, "Let's play around and see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-always-talk-about-movies-a-lot-beforehand-and-then-we-would-get/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/ti-west-2310_knows_i-always-talk-about-movies-a-lot-beforeh_1370256.jpg) > [Humor is more so. For this, there's definitely moments that I think, "I know this part is really funny and I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/humor-is-more-so-for-this-there-s-definitely-moments-that-i-think-i/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/ti-west-2310_body-work_humor-is-more-so-for-this-there-s-defini_1325173.jpg) > [ I wrote \[Valley of Violence\] entirely with James Ransone in mind. I get such a joy out of watching his performance and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-wrote-valley-of-violence-entirely-with-james-ransone-in-mind-i-get/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/ti-west-2310_bravado_i-wrote-valley-of-violence-entirely-with_69257.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Ti West > [ It's not the plot \[of Valley of Violence\] - the plot is the reason to get all these things to happen, all these character… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/it-s-not-the-plot-of-valley-of-violence-the-plot-is-the-reason-to-get/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/technology-has-just-been-the-major-progression-of-the-last-15-years/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [ I wrote \[Valley of Violence\] entirely with James Ransone in mind. I get such a joy out of watching his performance and seeing people… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-wrote-valley-of-violence-entirely-with-james-ransone-in-mind-i-get/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [Older actresses apparently have no sense of humor about being older actresses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/older-actresses-apparently-have-no-sense-of-humor-about-being-older/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [I like movies that leave things in the hands of the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-like-movies-that-leave-things-in-the-hands-of-the-audience/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [Conversations about piracy don't have to be condemning. They don't have to be preachy, self serving or reactionary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/conversations-about-piracy-don-t-have-to-be-condemning-they-don-t/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [Much of the stuff I relate to is from the Eighties, at least cinematically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/much-of-the-stuff-i-relate-to-is-from-the-eighties-at-least/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/because-everybody-is-so-add-and-everybody-is-trying-to-move-the-plot/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/you-get-to-actually-make-your-movie-as-a-filmmaker-that-s-the-dream/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/it-would-be-dishonest-to-say-winning-an-oscar-wouldn-t-be-awesome-i-m/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/in-general-i-go-to-see-the-stuff-that-for-me-is-thank-god-for-that/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/it-s-one-of-those-things-when-you-look-back-on-it-you-d-go-oh-i-could/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-ve-messed-with-ouija-boards-and-i-ve-snuck-into-the-basement-of-an/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/for-me-the-goal-of-directing-is-to-feel-like-you-re-experiencing-what/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/it-s-fun-when-someone-who-ordinarily-wouldn-t-watch-nightmare-on-elm/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/ti-west/#itemlist", "name": "10 Knows Quotes By Ti West", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd been all hyped about it, I was like, \"Please come,\" and to have that and know Tommy Nohilly is probably going like, \"This is cool,\" it makes me feel good.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ti West" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/i-d-been-all-hyped-about-it-i-was-like-please-come-and-to-have-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c92/ti-west-2310_feel_i-d-been-all-hyped-about-it-i-was-like-p_510282.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c92/ti-west-2310_feel_i-d-been-all-hyped-about-it-i-was-like-p_510282.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c92/ti-west-2310_feel_i-d-been-all-hyped-about-it-i-was-like-p_510282.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd been all hyped about it, I was like, \"Please come,\" and to have that and know Tommy Nohilly is probably…” — Ti West", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's unreal. 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