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.

Movies aren't "slow burn," and aren't serious, aren't interesting, because everything from the movie to the promotional materials is telling you that you have to see it between Friday and Sunday, and then you can forget about it. It's not an important movie, it's just a lowest-common-denominator thrill-ride for three days when you've got nothing to do. That does a major disservice to the quality of the films

I just really like seeing mundane stuff in movies. It's realistic.

The hardest animal was the vulture. But the horses were great, the dog was great [in Valley of Violence]. It was really easy.

I like movies that leave things in the hands of the audience.

I always feel like the less you say when you're making a movie, as a director, is the best. That means everything's going great.

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 also going, "I feel bad for him." That's hard to do. It's hard to do that to where you're like, "This guy's the worst, but I know why he's the worst, so it's a shame this is happening." That's the whole thing.