Nia DaCosta

I think having a diversity of stories is important in also just spreading empathy and understanding. I think it's a really big…

— Nia DaCosta

Every signal you get is like, 'Motherhood is the barrier to women's success.'

— Nia DaCosta

It's through this medium of film that many of us learn about and communicate with one another, especially with people we don't…

— Nia DaCosta

The work that I create for myself has to be enough to sustain me, creatively. It's tricky because this industry is so…

— Nia DaCosta

I've been very lucky and I've worked really hard, and I'm really happy that I've had the experiences that I've had. Well...…

— Nia DaCosta

Horror has always reflected societal anxiety. Like 'Godzilla' coming out of the aftermath of nuclear war. It tells us what we as…

— Nia DaCosta

I grew up watching the 'Spider-Man' cartoon and 'the Fantastic Four.'

— Nia DaCosta

I heard about Jordan Peele wanting to do a 'Candyman' movie from my agent. I'm a huge fan of his and I…

— Nia DaCosta

I love what Virginia Madsen does, and I love Virginia Madsen.

— Nia DaCosta

As you make more and more films, you want those films to be more interesting, more dynamic and to appeal to different…

— Nia DaCosta

My worst nightmare was, sometimes you go to Sundance and there's a female filmmaker and they're like, 'It's been 12 years since…

— Nia DaCosta

It's very difficult for a woman to just pop up in the studio system. But I think the same systemic issues that…

— Nia DaCosta

I got my master's degree and then started working as a production assistant. I was writing my debut film, the crime drama…

— Nia DaCosta

Different types of stories have different types of mediums.

— Nia DaCosta

Fiction tends to spread farther than nonfiction - and as a filmmaker, it's important to be cognizant of not perpetuating the same…

— Nia DaCosta

In my community, everyone was daring each other to say 'Candyman' in the mirror five times.

— Nia DaCosta

I'm trying to put less significance on my worth through work. That helps me shoulder that pressure because I'm also thinking, 'Am…

— Nia DaCosta

As I came into myself as a young Black woman, I realized there's a whole type of person and human experience that…

— Nia DaCosta

That's what's really fun and interesting about how 'Candyman' works and how legends work in general. They change because they have to.…

— Nia DaCosta

We should be able to make different kinds of movies, so I'm really happy I got to make 'The Marvels' because it's…

— Nia DaCosta

I just want to tell good stories in ways that will shine light on lives rarely seen on screen, because stories can…

— Nia DaCosta

Horror is a really effective tool when it comes to telling stories about things that impact us on a social level. The…

— Nia DaCosta

I think 'Candyman' is important in that way. Not necessarily my movie, but the concept of a sort of mythological figure that…

— Nia DaCosta

Horror, terror, anxiety, I think they're all wrapped in psychological turmoil. It's how we teach each other and our children how to…

— Nia DaCosta

I think stories in a community are really useful because they pass on lessons to learn, to remember people.

— Nia DaCosta