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There was never any point in my life when I wasn't called Mr. Donen. I'm told my first words were, 'Call me Mr. Donen.' But I suspect that's apocryphal. My mother, Mrs. Donen, tended to exaggerate.

— Stanley Donen

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone's mouth was 'Mister,' a sign of respect.

— Mr. T

Unless you're a salesman, or a bad guest on a talk show, you don't call someone by his name that often.

— Patricia Marx

Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'

— Joe Namath

My dad's a photographer. So I suppose he named me Ansel just in case I would take over the family business. I guess I failed him.

— Ansel Elgort

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

I've been called 'the father of loud.'

— Dick Dale

My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever.

— Lee Child

I honestly don't remember when and why I started calling my mom 'Momsi'. These are family things; it starts for some reason. It's not that I just call her Momsi; I call her other things as well!

— Viswanathan Anand

✗Opposing Perspectives

My childhood name that my father gave me, my mother, my grandmother, grandfather, family and friends all call me T.I.P.

— T.I.

Call me Jonah. My parents did, or nearly did. They called me John.

— Kurt Vonnegut