--- title: "1 Indie Space Quotes By Nia DaCosta" description: "1 Indie Space quotes by Nia DaCosta. Plus more from Nia DaCosta and more Indie Space sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/nia-dacosta-7417_money_it-s-very-difficult-for-a-woman-to-just_2012546.jpg" --- > [It's very difficult for a woman to just pop up in the studio system. But I think the same systemic issues that affect how much work women get to make is also inside the indie space. While there are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/it-s-very-difficult-for-a-woman-to-just-pop-up-in-the-studio-system/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/nia-dacosta-7417_money_it-s-very-difficult-for-a-woman-to-just_2012546.jpg) ## More by Nia DaCosta > [I watched the movie 'What We Do in the Shadows' in a packed theater when it first came out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-watched-the-movie-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-in-a-packed-theater/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-like-to-call-myself-marvel-trash-actually-my-friends-call-me-that-i/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/what-s-great-about-horror-is-that-horror-stays-with-you-after-you/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/you-have-to-be-respectful-of-the-stories-you-re-telling-you-can-never/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [I am much more interested in the reality that, no matter what laws are in place, abortions will happen. Once someone decides and realizes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-am-much-more-interested-in-the-reality-that-no-matter-what-laws-are/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [I think everyone is aware there's something wrong about the way violence is enacted against Black people in this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-think-everyone-is-aware-there-s-something-wrong-about-the-way/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [I didn't want to get stuck being seen as 'an indie filmmaker.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-didn-t-want-to-get-stuck-being-seen-as-an-indie-filmmaker/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [I think Candyman is a monster, for sure. I think, in some ways, he can also be an antihero. I think he's multifaceted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-think-candyman-is-a-monster-for-sure-i-think-in-some-ways-he-can/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [When it's about enhancing the psychological terror, go for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/when-it-s-about-enhancing-the-psychological-terror-go-for-it/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [I, like many women around the world, watched 'Avengers: Endgame' and had that six seconds of all the Marvel women together. And at once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-like-many-women-around-the-world-watched-avengers-endgame-and-had/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/in-terms-of-the-most-successful-heroes-no-matter-how-much-power-you/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [I wanted to tell a story about women who live in the rural part of America - what their lives were like, what their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-wanted-to-tell-a-story-about-women-who-live-in-the-rural-part-of/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [I knew a lot about the Marvel universe in general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-knew-a-lot-about-the-marvel-universe-in-general/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [It's always time to tell a story like 'Candyman.' Which is the big tragedy about the tale in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/it-s-always-time-to-tell-a-story-like-candyman-which-is-the-big/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) > [Film is all about telling stories, and telling stories is the thing that has pushed forward humanity from the beginning of storytelling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/film-is-all-about-telling-stories-and-telling-stories-is-the-thing/) [Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indie-space/nia-dacosta/#itemlist", "name": "1 Indie Space Quotes By Nia DaCosta", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's very difficult for a woman to just pop up in the studio system. 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