We were fortunate that most of the '1666' stuff we did shoot all together. We were filming out in Hampton, Georgia. It was so amazing. They built a village for us to shoot in. It made our job as actors so much easier.Collection: Amazing
Early on in my career, I struggled with body image and feeling comfortable in my skin.
I really wanted to be part of 'Trinkets' and play Moe because there's something very mysterious about her.
I think that social media influence is such a powerful presence in our society to the point where it's a little bit scary sometimes.
I can see firsthand being young and being from this generation as well that Instagram influences our minds in such a powerful way that sometimes we're not even aware of it.
Honestly, I feel like inside my soul, I'm very anti-social media to a point where I realized that I need to be active in part because of my profession, but I delete all of the social media apps on my phone daily.
Fear Street' just takes all of those stereotypes and those tropes and flips them on its head. I feel honored to be a part of a community and a trilogy that does that.
When I was preparing for '1994,' the song for Deena and Sam was 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman. I just really love that song so much, and I think the lyrics really hit home and reminded me of their dynamic.
I feel like R.L. Stine is so creative... he spares no one. He's relentless in the way that there's just blood and gore and horror in the 'Fear Street' books and the 'Goosebumps' books.
It's very rare that you get to play more than one character in the same world.
Fear Street' subverts almost every stereotype that you can think of in the horror genre, which I love. We have a horror trilogy that's centered around a queer relationship. The main protagonist is a queer woman of color.
In a way, it almost feels like your career starts again when you get to the States, because a lot of the programs that we do in Canada are not even shown here.
Moe's the first character that I played that actually allowed me to embrace all parts of myself, including my physical appearance, the things that make me angry, the things that I would consider quirks or little things that make me funny. I still carry those things that I learned from Trinkets to this day.
We need diversity onscreen. We need to be moving in that direction, because that's a reflection of the world that we're living in today.
I would love to continue to tell stories that are constructive to our society; I would love to continue to portray characters that are people who have been oppressed in our world.
It's weird being with actors in a room and knowing, 'Only two of us are going to get these roles.'
We all know what it feels like to love someone and care about them and want to protect them.
I realized being on the set that I love doing stunts and I love fighting and I love action, so it was really fun to shoot those scenes.
I have learned that as an artist, I cannot succumb to the temptation to please others.
One thing I can say about pursuing a career in the arts is, it is an adventure - a beautiful, intimidating, and fulfilling adventure.
One of the biggest lessons I have learned along my journey thus far is to embrace myself.
I was drawn to 'Fear Street' for so many reasons. From reading the script on day one, I could tell that this trilogy was going to be so groundbreaking in the way that it subverted stereotypes and characters.
Working with Olivia Scott Welch was such a dream.
Everyone can be the heroes of their own story. And it's really important to find community and strength within the people around you.
We had to speak in a different dialect for '1666.' And when we were told that we would need to do that, I think that was the most daunting part of traveling back 300 years.
I was drawn to the role of Deena in the 'Fear Street' trilogy because she is incredibly passionate, strong, resilient, and brave.
There is a moment that often comes to mind when I'm reflecting on filming 'Trinkets.' It was during our second season; there is a scene where Moe, Elodie, and Tabitha are riding scooters on the street at night and just feeling so free and connected to one another.
Truly, I connected with all of my cast mates, which is rare but I think that's what made 'Trinkets' so special.
It's always a great feeling when I have no regrets regarding an audition that I've done and I feel that way about my audition for Moe in 'Trinkets.'
Continuing to push narratives that are progressive and that are coming from a place of love and acceptance is so important.
Audiences go to the movies to feel - and I feel like when people watch movies, their hearts are opened. I think that's the best way to influence change in the right direction.
I'm the middle child in my family and I sometimes feel like a mother hen.
I just always want to make sure everyone's good. I look out for my younger sister, my older brother, my mom, and my dad - I feel like I'm really hands-on when it comes to taking care of them, and making sure that they're good.
I really do not like confrontation. I will kind of do anything to avoid it.
I feel like the scripts were so wonderfully written in the sense that my character in '1666' and my character in '1994' mirrored each other in a really nice way. They're both so strong, empowered, determined, and passionate.
Portland was such a great place to be while filming because there were a lot of things to do when we weren't shooting.
There's a certain feeling I get when I listen to something that vibrates in my soul.
Music is so healing. I hope everybody takes the time to experiment with what music they listen to, it can be life-changing.
One of my favorite albums that I've been listening to lately is 'Midnight Machines' by Lights.
I was truly honored to play Sarah Fier. Every time I think about playing her, my heart just feels so much for her and everything she went through.
Trinkets' is based on a book, so sometimes to take one book and spread the story out so much doesn't really do the story justice. Everyone just decided that two seasons would be the perfect amount of time.
It's OK to just have one version of yourself. It's OK to have multiple versions of yourself too, but you don't have to.
I can be the same Kiana that I am at home, on set, in interviews, everywhere that I go. And I think that it's such a relief when you accept that and acknowledge that about yourself.