[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
We can't make a giant sprawling movie. We're going to make a small movie. And what we got is what I could… — 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
I wrote a movie called 'X' that I sent to A24. They said they would make it, and then Covid happened, and… — 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
The thing about, say something like, 'MaXXXine,' is because it's the 1980s, everything that's in front of the camera has to get… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I don't go to the movies for escapism, so I don't make movies for it either. And it's totally fine that people… — 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
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
Throughout my career, I would not be surprised if it has dramas and romcoms in it, just because I like movies. But… — 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
Trigger Man' is sort of an experimental movie, but I don't think 'House of the Devil' is an experimental movie at all.… — 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
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'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
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 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
![“[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/quotes/img-quotes/551/ti-west-2310_known_valley-of-violence-was-written-for-james_2236369.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/quotes/img-quotes/f55/ti-west-2310_being-crazy_it-s-this-long-monologue-in-valley-of-vi_3029823.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/quotes/img-quotes/b5b/ti-west-2310_bigs_tommy-nohilly-who-plays-tubby-valley-of_305382.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)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/3ac/ti-west-2310_accepting_i-m-doing-an-over-the-shoulder-shot-on-a_1641896.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)
