My name does help me get in the door, but it doesn't do the work for me.
‐‐ Gia Coppola
My name got kind of hot as a D.J. around town; on the north side of town, they had 'D.J. Juicy J.' That's what I called myself: 'The Notorious D.J. Juicy J.'
‐‐ Juicy J
My name had gone stale, and no matter how progressive I got, it was my time to die.
‐‐ Joni Mitchell
My name has become a brand - it could be make-up, clothing, perfume.
‐‐ Carine Roitfeld
My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.
‐‐ Max Irons
My name has zero value.
‐‐ Colin Quinn
My name is actually Polish. It's my husband's name. Most people say 'Zaw-stak,' but it's 'Show-stack,' like you're going to a show, eating a stack of pancakes.
‐‐ Stephanie Szostak
My name is Adam Sandler. I'm not particularly talented. I'm not particularly good-looking. And yet I'm a multi-millionaire.
‐‐ Adam Sandler
My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy.
‐‐ Arsenio Hall
My name is Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, but people know me as Bernie Mac. My mama, God rest her soul - she used to call me Beanie. Used to say, 'Don't you worry about Beanie. Beanie gonna be just fine. Beanie gonna surprise everyone.'
‐‐ Bernie Mac
My name is Bolt, Lightning Bolt.
‐‐ Usain Bolt
My name is Bruce Feiler, and I'm an explainaholic. I first heard this word used to describe Isaac Asimov, and I knew instantly that I suffered from the same condition. It's the incurable desire to tell, shape, share, occasionally exaggerate, often elongate, and inevitably bungle a good story.
‐‐ Bruce Feiler
My name is Constance Marie, and I am anti-princess.
‐‐ Constance Marie
My name is Dylan simply because my parents did not know before I was born if I would be a boy or a girl, and Dylan was a name that worked in both cases.
‐‐ Dylan Penn
My name is Ella; that's who I am at school, hanging out with friends, while I'm doing homework. But when I'm up on stage, 'Lorde' is a character.
‐‐ Lorde
My name is George Smoot III, and I am smarter than a fifth-grader.
‐‐ George Smoot
My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you.
‐‐ Harvey Milk
My name is Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, the former H. Rap Brown. I am a devoted servant of Allah, and an unwavering devotee to His cause. For more than 30 years, I have been tormented and persecuted by my enemies for reasons of race and belief.
‐‐ H. Rap Brown
My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her.
‐‐ James Franco
My name is James Guckert. Well, when you read it, it's always pronounced some other way.
‐‐ Jeff Gannon
My name is Jarrett Krosoczka, and I write and illustrate books for children for a living. So I use my imagination as my full-time job.
‐‐ Jarrett J. Krosoczka
My name is Jidenna, which means 'to hold or embrace the father' in Igbo. It was my father who gave me this name and who taught me countless parables, proverbs, and principles that made me the man I am today.
‐‐ Jidenna
My name is Kendall. Kendall Jenner. I am not a Kardashian.
‐‐ Kendall Jenner
My name is Kurt Schwitters... I am an artist and I nail my pictures together.
‐‐ Kurt Schwitters
My name is Linus, and I am your God.
‐‐ Linus Torvalds
My name is Lithuanian. My father was born there, and he gave me a cool name. It's the Lithuanian national flower - looks like a weed, a little bit like me! - although in Spanish it means a 'route' or 'road,' and in Swedish it means 'square'. So, not quite so cool in those countries.
‐‐ Ruta Gedmintas
My name is Michael Pennington, and I am not a comic character.
‐‐ Johnny Vegas
My name is more important than myself.
‐‐ Pierre Cardin
My name is Natasha Trethewey, and I was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1966, exactly 100 years to the day that Mississippi celebrated the first Confederate Memorial Day, April 26, 1866.
‐‐ Natasha Trethewey
My name is not big enough for people to go, 'Let me throw money at you because you're so famous!'
‐‐ Nikki Reed
My name is not 'William Shatner.'
‐‐ Chris Pine
My name is out there right now. I'm creative and innovative. I should capitalize on it.
‐‐ Christian Siriano
My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?
‐‐ Mercedes McCambridge
My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS.
‐‐ Ryan White
My name is Sherman J. Alexie Jr., and I am an insomniac.
‐‐ Sherman Alexie
My name is usually the one on the end of people's lips.
‐‐ Ian Wright
My name is very often associated with parties and entertaining, but it's not true. I am not such a party person.
‐‐ Roberto Cavalli
My name is Zach Galifianakis and I hope I'm pronouncing that right. I'm named after my granddad, my middle name. My name is Zach Granddad Galifianakis.
‐‐ Zach Galifianakis
My name, my origins, my background and my experiences are what leveraged my success. The angle of the immigrant, through which I examined the reality in France, distinguished me.
‐‐ Gad Elmaleh
My name, my real name, is Tracy. I always thought I was like a boy named Sue. So I made my friends call me 'Tray.'
‐‐ Ice T
My name? Of course it helps. If you've got it, use it. I'm proud of it, for sure.
‐‐ Margaux Hemingway
My name's Jennifer Ellison and one day I'm going to be famous!
‐‐ Jennifer Ellison
My name, Solange, means 'Angel of the sun,' and I'm completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive.
‐‐ Solange Knowles
My name was on the list very early after these announcements were made through the newspapers in Europe.
‐‐ Claude Nicollier
My name was originally John Collins, but I just didn't think it had the flair I needed. I found out the poet laureate of Poland was named Krasinski and so it seemed like a shoe-in for show business.
‐‐ John Krasinski
My nan taught me never to put value on possessions but to value family, friends and people. I buy lovely things and enjoy them, but they don't rule me.
‐‐ Rebecca Ferguson
My nan tells me to eat her fish balls and not drink alcohol. I'd rather have the fish balls.
‐‐ Jess Glynne
My nan was a nursery maid. Most people weren't in big houses. They were maids of all work.
‐‐ Sarah Waters
My nana was an actress, my mom was an actress, and my sister, too. So because I was surrounded by it, it really came naturally.
‐‐ Chris Pine