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
If people don't like [my film], the ship's sailed. There's nothing I can do about that. — 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
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
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
Once you put people in costumes and hairstyles and things like that, it starts to become that world. — 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
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
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
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 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
The movies aren't going anywhere, because telling stories is how people communicate. — 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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