People Quotes by Ti West
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Ti West wanted to make a film that shows how violence changes people, not just how it looks on screen, and he notes that Western characters often know they are in a Western. He also tries to pull horror‑skeptics into his movies, believing they’ll be fine after seeing the ‘bad’ guys’ real lives and the effect on the audience.
![“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/i/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/i/83b/ti-west-2310_doe_really-i-wanted-to-make-a-movie-valley-o_305552.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/i/2bf/ti-west-2310_creep_you-have-to-but-i-generally-try-i-ll-cre_2852678.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/i/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/i/b5b/ti-west-2310_bigs_tommy-nohilly-who-plays-tubby-valley-of_305382.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/i/ed2/ti-west-2310_able_you-want-to-be-able-to-say-to-ethan-hawk_3087859.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/i/26f/ti-west-2310_bravado_i-wrote-valley-of-violence-entirely-with_69257.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/i/a6e/ti-west-2310_archetype_the-first-half-of-valley-of-violence-was_1400234.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/i/fb8/ti-west-2310_complication_the-second-half-of-valley-of-violence-yo_439715.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/i/f55/ti-west-2310_being-crazy_it-s-this-long-monologue-in-valley-of-vi_3029823.jpg)
