I like that people who don't watch horror movies are a little more open to it in October. — Ti West Copy Share Image
To me, manipulation of desperate people is something I've always found relatable and scary. — 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
Typically, in Westerns, people who are in a Western feel like they're in a Western. It's almost like they know they do… — Ti West Copy Share Image
The Innkeepers were two nerds in a dead-end job and then they try to get involved and they get in over their… — 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
Really, I wanted to make a movie [Valley Of Violence] about: How does violence affect people? This is a take from me… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I get a little off-put when people see 'The House of the Devil' as an homage to the Eighties because I consider… — 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
I think the gangster way to do it is to go out on your own, build up your own thing, and then… — 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
Humor is more so. For this, there's definitely moments that I think, "I know this part is really funny and I want… — 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 have a romantic comedy I'd love to make, but I can't get the money for it. It's hard to get people… — Ti West Copy Share Image
That's what's interesting about people. It can be funny, but when [John] Travolta got there and did [comic moments] you're like, "Oh!… — 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
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
There are people - I think this is why there are so many commercial directors doing well in big studio movies, for… — Ti West Copy Share Image
Hollywood is one of those places where people feel like you could go there and be discovered at any moment and change… — Ti West Copy Share Image
To me, making a horror movie is about how you can present similar genre familiarities, but present them a little bit differently.… — Ti West Copy Share Image
You're limited to one image, but you can have 50 audio tracks. It's something you'd be foolish not to experiment with. So… — 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… — 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 always try to rope people in who don't watch horror movies. I figure, you might not watch horror movies, but you'll… — 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 a good horror movie, like anything else, should be a movie first, a horror movie second and it should treat… — Ti West Copy Share Image
The second half [of Valley of Violence], you're with the guys that you should hate, but when you start seeing what their… — 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 Copy Share Image
Once you put people in costumes and hairstyles and things like that, it starts to become that world. — 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
I think the best horror is often a metaphor or keys into people's real life paranoia. — Ti West Copy Share Image
The movies aren't going anywhere, because telling stories is how people communicate. — Ti West Copy Share Image
I think, somewhat historically, for me, the people who like my movies the most are people that are on the fence about… — 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
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
The 'slow-burn' thing is something I get labelled with, I think mostly affectionately. I know what people mean, but they don't seem… — 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
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
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
![“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)
![“Really, I wanted to make a movie [Valley Of Violence] about: How does violence affect people? This is a take from me on how violence affects people.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/83b/ti-west-2310_doe_really-i-wanted-to-make-a-movie-valley-o_305552.jpg)
![“That's what's interesting about people. It can be funny, but when [John] Travolta got there and did [comic moments] you're like, "Oh! This is really funny." Or when Karen [Gillan] and Taissa [Farmiga] do something, I'm like, "This came out so much funnier."” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/426/ti-west-2310_comic_that-s-what-s-interesting-about-people-i_277612.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)
![“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)
![“The second half [of Valley of Violence], you're with the guys that you should hate, but when you start seeing what their real lives are, you're like, "I do hate you, but at the same time, all right - maybe take it down a notch." The complications of all that are what's so interesting to me, those…” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fb8/ti-west-2310_complication_the-second-half-of-valley-of-violence-yo_439715.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/quotes/img-quotes/a6e/ti-west-2310_archetype_the-first-half-of-valley-of-violence-was_1400234.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 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)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/ed2/ti-west-2310_able_you-want-to-be-able-to-say-to-ethan-hawk_3087859.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)
