Having a stage name is like having a Superman complex. I go into the telephone booth as Eric Bishop and come out as Jamie Foxx.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My stage name is actually my nickname given to me by my dad when I was a baby.
Who I am on stage is very, very different to who I am in real life.
I feel like I own the stage.
Who I am on stage is just an amped up version of who I am in real life.
Very early on, when I started doing these plays and live shows, I would travel from city to city, and there were a million shows out there... so I wanted to step out among it, and I started putting my name above the title.
It's true to say that I'm a budding young actor. But I'd rather get my name out there because of my acting rather than who I'm being photographed with.
I'm not an actor who appears on the stage and gives people advice on how to live or what to do and entertains them. It is not my specialty.
To be honest, I don't know really what I do on stage.
The stage calls my name.
My stage name has always been 'Armin van Buuren.' When I really started DJ'ing professionally, I already had a few U.K. hits under my belt under the name 'Armin', so I couldn't really change that anymore.