I say something bad every day, but I like to swear sparingly because it has more impact.
Jayma Mays
This morning I was laughing at my cat who was running up the stairs and slipped, and pretended like it didn't happen.
It's amazing what a coral-colored necklace can do to a plain brown cardigan.
When I first moved to L.A., I cleaned apartments after people moved out. When people move, they leave stuff behind and haven't cleaned for weeks. I like to clean - I have no problem with cleaning - but some apartments were filthy and disgusting. And there'd always be a random flip-flop left somewhere on its own.
I definitely know that I'm quirky. I know that I'm different. Red hair definitely made me different growing up.
I loved 'The Carol Burnett Show' - I thought she was the funniest lady I'd ever seen.
I don't remember my dreams. I'm one of those weird people. I know there are tricks and things you can do, but I never remember my dreams.
I have a weird crush on Meryl Streep.
I was so focused at 21, maybe to my own detriment because I didn't allow myself to have fun. I was constantly looking for the next audition and working to pay the bills.
I was a big fan of 'The Smurfs' growing up, even though by default - my mom used to force me to watch because she was a 'Smurfs' fan.
I love sneakers. I live in Keds.
If everyone had a business model like Raven + Lily, I feel like the world would be an awesome place to live in.
The other day, I noticed I'd arranged my spices in alphabetical order when I was on the phone, without even realizing, and when I was a kid I was constantly cleaning and organizing things - my toys, my sister's cosmetics.
Jane Lynch is incredibly quick-witted, very intelligent, and extremely humorous. Also, on top of that all, just a very wonderful, warm, kind person. She's definitely someone to look up to.
When you're a little girl, you kind of gravitate towards all of the princesses and things.
I used to lose my keys a lot.
I like jeans and t-shirts.
I'm like a crazy cat lady.
You'd probably think I'm schizophrenic if you looked in my closet.
Growing up I played piano and I sang at a lot of weddings; I grew up in a very small town, a little coal-mining town in Virginia called Grundy. And my family was very sing-songy at home.
I love Britain. I'd like to work there. Maybe a BBC crime show; I love those. A thriller would be something different.
I feel really content in my 30s actually. I don't feel like the wisest person in the world but I definitely don't worry or stress like I used to.
When I changed my degree to acting, I almost gave my parents heart attacks.
In 'The Smurfs,' I was actually a live action character. So, I was a real person in that movie. But I was working with animated characters, which is very strange because they're off recording their work, and we're kind of reacting to nothing when we're doing the film.
I grew up singing in the church choir, but I've not really had any training.
I was really across-the-board, like a nutcase. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I just did everything. I was even part of FHA, Future Homemakers of America. How lost was I?
I did work at a mall in college - I think retail/customer service is just one of the most hideous jobs in the world. So I always try to be extra nice when I go into a store. But malls are part of our culture, if you watched any teen comedy in the '80s. it's clear that malls are where we live!
I did math in school, obviously. And I loved all my math teachers.
My mom was a big 'Smurfs' fan, so she would force me to watch every Saturday morning. I had no choice in the matter. I would jump downstairs on Saturday morning, 'Hurray, cartoons!' and she would say, 'Smurfs! That's what you're watching.'
My husband calls me a ginger every single day of my life, so that I'm completely used to it, and I've come to see it as a term of endearment.
I loved playing Emma Pillsbury so much.
I talk about my cats all the time.
Honestly, there always has to be a jar of Marmite in the cupboard. And a bag of Fruit Gums. That's living with a British man for me.
Whether it's buying products or researching what you're buying, or just becoming aware of what you're buying, you're saying so much with the money that you're spending.
When I buy something from Raven & Lily, I know that it is good, it is not harming anything, and the people making it are being helped.
I'm constantly bumping and banging into things.
I'm really drawn to comedy. I grew up in the South, so I'm drawn to all things southern, so my role in 'Getting On' has been fun for me to play something southern - I always feel like I understand those characters more because of where I was raised.
I'm a huge fan of Laurie Metcalf and Niecy Nash.
