“When I was in Year 10 I saw a girl on 'X Factor' with a really great, ...” — Lolly Adefope Quote

“When I was in Year 10 I saw a girl on 'X Factor' with a really great, huge afro, so I went to the hairdresser's to get a weave and achieve the same look. She somehow convinced me to get colored extensions that were way too short, so I ended up looking like 'Annie.'”

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

“If I was doing standup I would worry that someone would think I was being preachy, whereas, with a character, it always tends to be the opposite of what I think. You can get away with things.”

“When I was ten, I did my first show. It was 'Annie.'”

“I first fell in love with music when I was five years old because of 'Annie.' And then 'The Little Mermaid' really made me want to start singing. And then the fierce, amazing women of the '90s - Alanis Morrissette, Courtney Love, Tori Amos, Ani Difranco, Paula Cole, Patty Griffin - made me want to start writing.”

“When I played 'Annie' in the seventh grade, I knew from then on that I wanted to be an actor.”