Dinner Quote by Red Buttons

Joe Torre, who switched to first base because he didn't want to go through life as Chicken Catcher Torre. Never got a dinner!

— Red Buttons

I was supposedly named after the Bette Davis character in 'The Letter' by my sister.

— Leslie Uggams

My name was 2 Chains Benny before. It's always been Benny, but it played off of a couple other things. I was Benny Montana…

— Benny the Butcher

“Daddy named me Billie Jo. He wanted a boy. Instead, he got a long legged girl with a wide mouth with cheekbones like bicycle…

— Karen Hesse

One night in a club in Boston, I tried the name Roger Duck. No laughs. The next night, I tried Orson Bean, putting together…

— Orson Bean

Dean Martin's pancreas, who overheard his liver singing I got a right to sing the blues. Never got a dinner!

— Red Buttons

I had to make a name up, and it came from one of my sisters; she was a fan of Frankie Laine. The 'Denny'…

— Denny Laine

A few of the artists knew my name, because I have an unusual name, from Rolling Stone.

— Jancee Dunn

“I told the waiter I was looking for a hotel whose name I didn't know on a street whose name I didn't know and…

— Ben Lerner

“The phone rang. Joseph darted to pick it up. “Dyer residence,” he answered formally. “Hold please,” he said as he covered the mouthpiece. He…

— Michelle Hodkin

“I have to name things, or I get…confused—I once named my microwave Samantha.” “Why?” “You name your car Carmen, and frown at me for…

— Cameron Jace

“It’s not my name. It’s Lola Sinclair’s name. And right underneath, beside Groom . . . . “Peyton Manning?” I say, looking up at Nate in bewilderment.…

— Lila Monroe