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.
Ti WestWe 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.
Ti WestThey're both [Ethan Hawke and John Travolta] so good. It's hard to explain. But they're consummate professionals and you see the little choices they make - you see it in their eye. You see these little details they do where you go, "That's why they're them."
Ti WestJumpy is the most incredible animal of all time. The movie [Valley of Violence] is the tamest example of what that dog is capable of.
Ti WestThere are people - I think this is why there are so many commercial directors doing well in big studio movies, for whom it's not a personal choice - it's "What's the coolest, most effective way to make them laugh, make them scream?" It's a very calculated approach. And that's different. It's not better or worse. It's just a very different approach to filmmaking. That's always been the case.
Ti West