Something that people talk about a lot in the Black community is how Black women hold it up, basically, and Black women… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
We are used to filmmakers telling us what it means to be black in America and we're always instructing it, like we're… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I was a horror fan as a kid, but we didn't have a Black Freddy Krueger or a Black Jason Voorhees. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I like the idea of having historical films about black women who are just having fun. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
We should be able to get better, even if it's in the public eye - which a lot of our counterparts who… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I watched the movie 'What We Do in the Shadows' in a packed theater when it first came out. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I like to call myself Marvel trash. Actually, my friends call me that. I will go see all the movies. Even if it's bad,… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
What's great about horror is that horror stays with you after you leave the theater. You can say every great film stays with you,… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
You have to be respectful of the stories you're telling. You can never use the real-world trauma as a sort of crass entertainment. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I am much more interested in the reality that, no matter what laws are in place, abortions will happen. Once someone decides and realizes… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I think everyone is aware there's something wrong about the way violence is enacted against Black people in this country. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I think Candyman is a monster, for sure. I think, in some ways, he can also be an antihero. I think he's multifaceted. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I, like many women around the world, watched 'Avengers: Endgame' and had that six seconds of all the Marvel women together. And at once… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
In terms of the most successful heroes, no matter how much power you have, you never really have control over yourself. That's something you… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell a story about women who live in the rural part of America - what their lives were like, what their… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
It's always time to tell a story like 'Candyman.' Which is the big tragedy about the tale in the first place. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
Film is all about telling stories, and telling stories is the thing that has pushed forward humanity from the beginning of storytelling. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
