Casting Quote by Nicolas Cage

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

— Nicolas Cage

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

I wanted to be a theater actress, but I thought it would be easier to get to New York and the theater if I…

— Gloria Stuart

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

If filmmakers want to use my name for publicity what can I do?

— Prachi Desai

I didn't really know what I wanted to do, and then I got this call from a casting director in Los Angeles. She remembered…

— Scott Speedman

I did a film called 'The Escape Artist' for Francis Coppola. I had the title role.

— Harry Anderson

But I don't want to be stamped a serious actress. I am a very goofy person, too. I want to do mainstream films.

— Sayani Gupta

I had four years of auditions, and nothing happened, until Francis Ford Coppola took a shot on me ['Tetro' in 2009]. I hadn't done…

— Alden Ehrenreich

I realized a few years ago that as an actress I'd signed myself up to a life of disempowerment. I'm always waiting for permission…

— Lesley Sharp

For me, it was important to keep my name in 'mainstream Hollywood.'

— Kenya Barris

When I went back to New York with somewhat of a name, they didn't want movie actresses.

— Gloria Stuart