Bradford Dillman Quotes

I'm the man of a million names.

It's not a real name," she says. "Not one that he's carried with him always. It's one he wears like his hat. So he can take it off if he wants.

You know, there are many alter egos and Gorillaz is a collective of alter egos, really. I think anyone who gets involved in it has to sort of accept that nothing is really as it seems.

As an actor, we spend so much putting the mask on and trying to be someone you're not.

I have many names; some call me Mr. Ra, others call me Mr. Re, you can call me Mr. Mystery.

For the present you can just call me the Kingfish.

As an actor, there are so many different people to hide behind.

I've been doing this since I was 10 years old, inhabiting different people and playing different roles.

I became an actor so I didn't have to be myself.

What once was an expression of who I was - acting - also became my hiding place.

My name is not 'William Shatner.'

My friends call me Keith, but you can call me John.

I'm not really an impersonator.

Johnny Nitro was like Johnny Hollywood, Johnny Danger, Johnny Blaze... it's just an obvious stage, Hollywood name. But John Morrison is more like a real person.

A lot of people don't know that: that Artist is my name.

'Mahershala' is my nickname.

People sometimes call me Wolf.

I don't have a nickname. But, hey, they can call me what they want - The Silent Assassin, The Underground King. In Japan, they call me American Knuckle Star. Call me what you want.

All my work's been disguise, really: hiding behind the character.

If you're trying to hide, avoid using your own name. Have a couple spares that you can pull out of your pocket anytime, the more thoroughly documented the better.

If you wish, you may call me Rand Sedai.

No, Groucho is not my real name. I am breaking it in for a friend.

I was at a dinner party with a group of people, and we were talking about fake names. You know, how its difficult to come up with a really great fake name. Its a very specific type of gift. You don't want to go too far into the silly, and you don't want to go too far into the banal. I always thought one of the funniest names ever was Gern Blanston, which came from a Steve Martin routine on one of his early records.

My name sounds French but that's just a stage name.

People don't recognize me from gig to gig. They have no idea. But, that's really what I strive to do. I strive to stip myself down completely and build another human and become them.