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I wanted to be a theater actress, but I thought it would be easier to get to New York and the theater if I had a name than if I just walked the streets as a little girl from California.

It's weird what a last name will do. I changed it to 'Milian,' and next thing you know, I was working and getting auditions and stuff, and it was crazy.

I wanted to make a name for myself.

I'm still trying to get over the fact that my name is being mentioned with people like Brad Pitt.

My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was hard enough, but to work in pictures to boot was pretty foolhardy. In fact, my father was totally against it. He thought I should be off getting a good education and go into some safe profession.

I pursued a theatre career, and Hollywood came calling.

I would have changed my last name if being famous were my goal.

People think that I changed my name. I could've been an actress, a superhero, or a stripper.

I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.