Diona: I work for a geek publication [Vamers], so it is really nice to have an incredibly inspiring African woman representing us. I wanted to ask, what has been your most memorable experience since becoming an actor?
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So I have had this moment where I got to do a guest role on a show with David Duchovny, and I remember I had to sit, and he is right there in front of me, and in my head it is just… over and over all I hear is “David Duchovny, David Duchovny, David Duchovny” and I am going “wait remember your lines, remember your lines – David Duchovny, David Duchovny”, and it was just – for a geek I mean, that was heaven. It was almost unbelievable! I almost needed someone to pinch me, you know, and this happens with me a lot. It happens every time I get to see, you know, I mean yes, David Duchovny… fuck right?! It is seeing Gillian Anderson work, it is seeing, you know, Crispen Glover; and each time I get to work with these incredible individuals, there is still that inner child, that geek; that little girl in Nigeria sitting in front of that TV and she is sitting there across from what feels like a dream…
Comic Con Africa interview with Yetide Badaki from American Gods



