“It's very important to me to find ways to relate the audience to the characters. This is the first thing to go in most mainstream horror films.” WayFirstsImportantCharacterFilmAudienceHorrorRelateMainstreamHorror Film Author:Ti West
“I've done it with all my films. I always keep an eye on the first time I show it because... I don't know. Neurosis.” KnowsFirstsDoneShowsEyeFilmFirst TimeNeurosis Author:Ti West
“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.” PeopleFirstsWellsDoePlayBigsViolenceLike YouSceneSittingFirst TimeValleysSatisfying Author:Ti West
“I did the movie [Valley of Violence] from two perspectives. You're with Ethan [Hawke] the whole movie, but for the first half, you're really with Ethan. For the second half, you're with him, but also you're with the bad guys because he kind of becomes the bad guy. No one's really good in the movie.” FirstsKindTwoWholeGuyHalfViolencePerspectiveValleysBad Guys Author:Ti West
“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.” PeopleGivingFirstsRealHalfViolenceFamiliarValleysArchetype Author:Ti West
“It's unreal. I mean, the dog backflips. It's amazing. Google Jumpy on YouTube - I had seen the dog first and I was like, "Y'all don't even know."” KnowsFirstsMeanDogGoogleYoutubeUnrealBackflips Author:Ti West
