Lolly Adefope

“Boots radiates a unique kind of class - not a glamour, but enough self-respect to not degrade itself with an in-store radio station.”

“I've learned to adapt to a situation, to make the best of it.”

“Boys can essentially wee anywhere, and my very scientific theory is that this privilege leads to some of the mind-blowing confidence they show in later life - for example, the number of guys I've known who've decided to 'give comedy a go' after finding out that I'm a comedian.”

“Essentially, we live in a patriarchy where women are being distracted from realizing their full potential by the amount of time they spend waiting in toilet queues.”

“I want to sometimes talk about race and sometimes not talk about race, but mainly just do silly voices and pretend to be like strange people, and having people be like, 'That's fine, we accept that.'”

“I think there should be an app that's like Tinder, but it's to connect people at the same bars/restaurants who are both waiting for someone that's running late.”

“If you're just making people laugh, that can be one-dimensional. You have to bring something artistic into it, so it's working on another plane or is more complex.”

“I thought I would be too vulnerable on stage doing standup. I didn't want to get up there and say: 'This is who I am. I want you to like me.'”

“I wore a green suit and green polo-neck to the 'Shrill' premiere. I loved it because on paper it sounds disgusting, but I managed to pull it off!”

“It is annoying that some people only see black women as role models to other black women, rather than as role models to lots of different people.”

“For me, it's comfort over style always, ladies!”

“I wanted to do standup, but I was too nervous. I felt it was too vulnerable basically to be yourself on stage.”

“Our generation are always go-getting, hustling.”

“There is something quite amusing about someone who is relentlessly positive and wants to be everyone's friend in a cynical world.”

“'The Miracle Workers' was the first time I've been on a big American TV set, so that felt very epic.”

“Rihanna has revolutionized the beauty and lingerie industries, and that has an impact on the mental health of young women, who are measured by their beauty.”

“It wasn't until a few years ago, when I was going through old Facebook pictures with a friend, and happened upon a photo of a monkey at a zoo that had been tagged as me by an old housemate, that I realized I'd normalized so much racism.”

“I'm very willing to cut people off if they betray the people that I love.”

“Despite having lived in London for most of my life - and being a huge fan of dancing and drinking in the street - I've never been to Notting Hill carnival.”

“I love Nooworks, Mara Hoffman, and Monki, and ASOS just for the joy of ordering a pair of shoes in bed at 11 P. M. and them arriving the next day.”