Community Quote by Nia DaCosta

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

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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.

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

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

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I think Candyman is a monster, for sure. I think, in some ways, he can also be an antihero. I think he's multifaceted.

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

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I, like many women around the world, watched 'Avengers: Endgame' and had that six seconds of all the Marvel women together. And at once…

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