Actor Quote by Nathan Lane

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

I was born Mary Patterson, but then I married and naturally took my husband's name, so now I'm Neil Patterson.

— Stephen Fry

David Holdaway was my stage name. I was an actor for about eight years in the '90s. I had to change my name because…

— David Nicholls

I don't normally think of a specific actor. I concentrate on the character, and then when we get into pre-production, that's how names come…

— Jed Mercurio

I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was.

— James Brown

I don't even know if people are familiar with my name as an actor. It's not as if I ever was an über-famous actor.

— Danny Strong

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

My first name is Timothy and my mom, when I was really young, watched the movie 'The Champ' and the little boy in the…

— T. J. Oshie

I have my real name and RJ. I've gone by RJ since I was eight, but I was named Roy after my grandfather. They…

— RJ Mitte

My father had the same name as me but he was known as Alec. He was a member of the House of Representatives.

— Alexander Downer

Nathan Lane always wanted to play Oscar. When he came in the first day, he already knew his lines. He said he'd known them…

— Neil Simon

I'm actually named Matthew William Kearney: my middle name is named after my grandfather.

— Mat Kearney