Kiana Madeira

“Early on in my career, I struggled with body image and feeling comfortable in my skin.”

“I have learned that as an artist, I cannot succumb to the temptation to please others.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Everyone can be the heroes of their own story. And it's really important to find community and strength within the people around you.”

“Portland was such a great place to be while filming because there were a lot of things to do when we weren't shooting.”

“We all know what it feels like to love someone and care about them and want to protect them.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Music is so healing. I hope everybody takes the time to experiment with what music they listen to, it can be life-changing.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“It's very rare that you get to play more than one character in the same world.”

“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.”

“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.”

“It's weird being with actors in a room and knowing, 'Only two of us are going to get these roles.'”

“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.”

“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 was drawn to the role of Deena in the 'Fear Street' trilogy because she is incredibly passionate, strong, resilient, and brave.”