Pain Quote by Nia DaCosta

I watched the movie 'What We Do in the Shadows' in a packed theater when it first came out.

— 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,…

— 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,…

— 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.

— 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…

— Nia DaCosta

I think everyone is aware there's something wrong about the way violence is enacted against Black people in this country.

— Nia DaCosta

I didn't want to get stuck being seen as 'an indie filmmaker.'

— 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.

— Nia DaCosta

When it's about enhancing the psychological terror, go for it.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Nia DaCosta