I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I couldn't say my own name when I was 12.
Changing my name was traumatic for me.
I changed my name when I was about twelve because I didn't like being called Sue or Susie. I felt I needed a longer name because I was so tall. So what happened? Now everyone calls me Sig or Siggy.
I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.
I think my parents were high when they named me.
When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.
I changed my name when I was 13. I don't know why but it made sense at the time. I wanted another identity. I wanted to reinvent myself.
I chose my pen name when I was ten, because I knew even then that my legal name would be more trouble than it was worth.
When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name.