RM Quotes

Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years it's a name that the streets taught me a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment and I feel I've done quite a bit with that name and it's time to expand and move on.

I changed from 'Zoo Kid' to 'King Krule' mainly because I didn't want to be called a 'Kid' when I was 20, so I just thought I'd get rid of that alias and change it now while I'm younger. I wanted to change it quick. and 'King Krule' was the first thing that came into my head.

I have always been interested in the idea of self-reinvention.

Actually, my real name is not Mona. It's Jasmeet. I changed it to Mona when I came to Mumbai.

Before college, I was Cyndi, and then I think I went to college and I was like, 'You know what? Now I'm Cynthia.'

People who want to remember me as Cat Stevens - welcome. Those who want me as Yusuf, you're here.

I remembered, like, when 'Not When My Daughter' came out, I'm serious, I think dating for Iranian men became a lot harder. Dude's name, Shahrokh - became Tony. Mehsud became Mike.

My first name during my first match was 'Lena.' I was still Lena then, just because we hadn't gotten a name yet.

I want so many artists that I care about to go away and grow up, and have been amazed at how hard that is for some people to do.

I went from a nobody to a somebody.

I believe later in life I'm gonna change my name when I start making the right music.

After I'd gotten a year under my belt in college, I thought I'd outgrown my home.

I'm making a fresh start. That's another reason for the name change from Lord Steven Regal to William Regal here in the WWF.

As I get older, there's this new realisation and it's almost like a relief, and that is that I can never be who I once was, but only who I want to become.

When you look at me in the beginning of '96 and at the end of '96, I'm two different people.

People used to name me the Brazilian Pistorius. Thank God I'm not the Brazilian Pistorius any more. I'm Alan.

I used to be called Waddy Jones. But I changed my name to Ninja because it's more me.

There's a difference between Bhad Bhabie and Danielle, yes.

I wanted to show my maturity. The criticism I got made me grow up. It motivated me.

I really admire the great Japanese artists who could change their name three times in a lifetime. You could get rid of one and renew yourself.

I've grown up a lot in England.

I am Killian Murphy. One day, I realised I needed a new name. I was doing 'Under Milk Wood' and had 24 hours to come up with a new one.

I learn everything with my every film. If we stop learning, we would stop growing as an actor.

Changing my name has been like a formal rite of passage.

A lot of things, experiences I had, helped me to grow up and mature, both in terms of my football career and my private life too.