It's a combination of yes - making a movie about the characters - and then, also, budget. — Ti West Budgets Copy Share Image
Much of the stuff I relate to is from the Eighties, at least cinematically. — Ti West Eighties Copy Share Image
There's nothing stopping you from making movies. You can always make and try different things. — Ti West Copy Share Image
You don't have to see 'X' to like 'Pearl,' it enriches it if you do. And you don't have to see 'Pearl'… — 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… — Ti West Awesome Copy Share Image
Show business is an impersonal and relatively savage business, and it's always evolving. If you're lucky enough to have a day when… — Ti West Business Copy Share Image
The hardest animal was the vulture. But the horses were great, the dog was great [in Valley of Violence]. It was really… — Ti West Animal Copy Share Image
Well, I think that being a star is such a hard thing to articulate or define. Certainly, in Hollywood, in showbusiness, there's… — Ti West Being Copy Share Image
I don't know if I'm directly inspired, but I'm quite fond of Polanski's trilogy of 'Repulsion,' 'The Tenant,' and 'Rosemary's Baby.' — Ti West Baby Copy Share Image
The bad guys, when they start getting picked off, they're upset that their friends died, too. But that's the thing. That's what… — 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
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 Body work Copy Share Image
With 'X,' we spent a long time trying to get the 16 millimeter to look as believable as possible. And with 'Pearl,'… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I mean PJ - James Ransone - he was a friend of mine, he probably heard all this stuff, but for the… — Ti West Business 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 Apathy 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
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 Devil 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 Dream Copy Share Image
Part of making a trilogy is that everyone has their favourite. You see that in an extreme way with 'Star Wars.' — 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 Film Copy Share Image
From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence]… — Ti West Ability 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… — Ti West Copy Share Image
With my horror movies or with this movie [Valley of Violence], same thing. The subtext of this movie is what to take… — Ti West Cinema Copy Share Image
I found Jumpy on YouTube. I wrote a movie about a guy with a dog and was like, "What have I done?… — 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 Film 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… — Ti West Copy Share Image
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… — Ti West Childhood 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… — Ti West Character Copy Share Image
The movie [ The Innkeepers] is in no way a comedy, but I would put some of the funny scenes up against… — Ti West Comedies 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
It is a very classic Western [Valley of Violence], and if you like Westerns, you'll like this movie, but there's a tone… — Ti West Copy Share Image
I always feel like the less you say when you're making a movie, as a director, is the best. That means everything's… — Ti West Cinema Copy Share Image
Yeah, I think to make art and horror successful you need a strong contrast. Otherwise, it just becomes titillation and shock value.… — Ti West Art Copy Share Image
Mary Woronov was a real treat. She is someone I always wanted to work with, so it was awesome to actually get… — Ti West Awesome Copy Share Image
One of my favorite scenes of the movie [Valley of Violence] is when Ethan Hawke is sitting at the campfire with the… — Ti West Campfire 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
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
I'm very proud of both movies, and I'm proud of how the movies are totally different in that you don't need to… — Ti West Copy Share Image
It's very important to me to find ways to relate the audience to the characters. This is the first thing to go… — Ti West Audience Copy Share Image
![“The hardest animal was the vulture. But the horses were great, the dog was great [in Valley of Violence]. It was really easy.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/ti-west-2310_animal_the-hardest-animal-was-the-vulture-but-t_3054207.jpg)
![“I mean PJ - James Ransone - he was a friend of mine, he probably heard all this stuff, but for the rest of the cast [Valley of Violence], we mostly just talked about their characters and things like that. That was the business at hand.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/ti-west-2310_business_i-mean-pj-james-ransone-he-was-a-friend_749608.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/i/3ac/ti-west-2310_accepting_i-m-doing-an-over-the-shoulder-shot-on-a_1641896.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/i/3d0/ti-west-2310_accepting_ethan-hawke-just-they-got-along-great-he_1324428.jpg)
![“From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence] - and it gives them the ability to go wild with it and to have performances that are memorable.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/ti-west-2310_ability_from-a-performance-standpoint-it-just-gi_1042593.jpg)
![“[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/i/551/ti-west-2310_known_valley-of-violence-was-written-for-james_2236369.jpg)
![“With my horror movies or with this movie [Valley of Violence], same thing. The subtext of this movie is what to take away from it. Plot is never something that's been my driving force as a filmmaker.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/ti-west-2310_cinema_with-my-horror-movies-or-with-this-movie_720793.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/i/3dc/ti-west-2310_character_it-s-not-the-plot-of-valley-of-violence_20670.jpg)
![“The movie [ The Innkeepers] is in no way a comedy, but I would put some of the funny scenes up against some of the funnier comedies this year. I think it's genuinely really funny, but it's out of the gallows.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/ti-west-2310_comedy_the-movie-the-innkeepers-is-in-no-way-a_1585964.jpg)
![“It is a very classic Western [Valley of Violence], and if you like Westerns, you'll like this movie, but there's a tone to it that's all its own that I think is unique and memorable.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c3/ti-west-2310_classic_it-is-a-very-classic-western-valley-of-v_2557259.jpg)
![“One of my favorite scenes of the movie [Valley of Violence] is when Ethan Hawke is sitting at the campfire with the dog.” quote by Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/ti-west-2310_campfire_one-of-my-favorite-scenes-of-the-movie-v_2601728.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)
