Agents Quote by Benedict Cumberbatch

I was very headstrong about wanting to keep my name when I moved to Los Angeles. But casting directors would call my managers and…

— Garrett Clayton

The reason I used a name was because I was a nurse at the time, and I didn't want my name in Timeout and…

— Jo Brand

The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first.

— Mira Sorvino

My first agent told me to change my name or I'd only play Jewish parts or Indians. Of course I refused to change it.…

— Malachi Throne

Yeah, my real name is Coppola. I changed it because they'd think I was some nepotism-oriented kid.

— Nicolas Cage

I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.

— Rachel Weisz

I did my job to make my name a household name.

— Tito Ortiz

When I started making movies, they tried to change my name, but I had already made a name for myself in a couple of…

— Joey Heatherton

It's weird what a last name will do. I changed it to 'Milian,' and next thing you know, I was working and getting auditions…

— Christina Milian

I was going to change my name to Sophie Windsor, but then I decided not to. I prefer to go into the room just…

— Sophie Winkleman

I remember I had a boyfriend a long time ago who said, 'You need to change your name; you sound like a circus performer.'

— Lucy Punch

Becareful of the weird and bad names that you call other people with, It takes one to know one.

— Tshepo Koos