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“It definitely could have been a horror story [Valley of Violence], oh my God, if the dog was impossible. So could the horses.”

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Ti West

Ti West, born on October 5, 1980, is an accomplished American film director known for his distinctive horror film style. His works are celebrated for their unique approach and profound themes. more

“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 star interacting - and you buy it. That's crazy.”

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“I like change. There's something Buddhist about it - continuous change is wonderful.”

Wonderful Buddhist Continuous Change

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“Sometimes I look at it [Valley of Violence] and go, "How did we do that?" But it's a credit to Ethan [Hawke], he had done White Fang, so Ethan is like, "Oh God, that's right."”

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“It's a combination of yes - making a movie about the characters - and then, also, budget.”

Character Combination Budgets

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“We can't make a giant sprawling movie. We're going to make a small movie. And what we got is what I could get, performance-wise.”

Wise Performances Giants

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“Toby [Huss] gets shot, or that part when [John] Travolta says this, or the part where Ethan [Hawke] says that cool thing - those details are the things that are interesting to me. So just acknowledging we don't have a lot of money [for Valley of Violence], so we're going to make a Western that's kind of contained, but we're going to make it super charismatic and we're going to make it memorable for what it is as opposed to what we couldn't afford.”

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“I do think, even though I've made these genre movies, there's what happens in the movie and then there's what the movie's about. And for me, what the movie's about is so much more interesting.”

Thinking Made Happens Interesting Genre

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“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.”

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“I don't go to see movies to see plots. I'm not interested in puzzles like an Agatha Christie story.”

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