I think there is something that sci-fi can offer the imaginative, your imagination can run wild. We can all maybe imagine what we would do in those situations or imagine how we would feel seeing the stars from the moon for the first time.
My family’s always been into Star Trek. My sister was uber-Trekkie number one and I really loved it too so we used to go to conventions in fancy dress. I hate it when people derogatorily describe fans of sci-fi. For me, I say ‘avid’ or ‘dedicated’ because I’ve been on both sides. I just think to watch sci-fi offers you something magical and to participate in sci-fi means you just don’t know what the script’s going to say when you open it next. You don’t know what possibilities you’re going to be exploring as an actress, so I like the diversity that it offers.
— Freema Agyeman
