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The Western genre is certainly something with which I'm familiar.

The Western is as American as a film can get - there's the discovery of a frontier, the element of a showdown, revenge, and determining the best gunman. There's a certain masculinity to the Western that really appealed to me, and I've always wanted to do a Western in Hollywood.

When someone talks about Western films, you probably think of those old black and white cowboy films your granddad likes. But the Western is a wonderful genre because it is usually a story of a lone hero fighting against corruption in a dangerous world.

I love Westerns. They're a unique creation of American mythology.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

The 'Western' is the only genre whose origins are almost identical with those of the cinema itself.

I really want to do a western film. It's one of my favorite movie genres of all time.

I loved Westerns for different reasons as an adult. It is not only our only native brand of storytelling - the only one that's not influenced by Europeans and not something that's done better by the French - but I also love the sensuality of the Western. The sights, sounds, and smell of a Western are very exciting.

I've always been a fan of Westerns, but my favorite kind of Westerns mostly were Sam Peckinpah's Westerns, and they mainly took place in the West that was changing.

If you consider film an art form, as some people do, then the Western would be a truly American art form, much as jazz is.