My cousin, Rip Torn, persuaded me not to change my name. You shouldn't change what you are in the search for success.
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I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.
It's one of the hardest things in life - choosing your own name.
I want my name back.
Changing my name was traumatic for me.
People have told me to change it over the years, but my dad is always saying, 'Never change your name!' My middle name is O'Hara, so it's a pretty epic name. Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski.
I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.
The family name hasn't fostered my prospects - ever.
I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.
My first agent told me to change my name or I'd only play Jewish parts or Indians. Of course I refused to change it. Shortly thereafter she came up to me and told me I had to keep it, because her numerologist said it was very, very good.
If I change my name again y'all can have me certified as crazy. Alright?
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