Jayma Mays

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 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?

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 think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

I don't write constantly; it's two serials and a novel a year.

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.