“Its really good to have so distinctive a name as an actress. No one ever forgets it. My sister and brother are called Perdita and Rollo. Actually, my family calls me Hollyhocks.” NamesForgetBrotherMy FamilyActressesCall MeMy SisterBrothers And SistersForget ItDistinctive Author:Honeysuckle Weeks
“I'm not the kind of actor who runs around and insists on being called Stravinsky by everybody, and my family has to call me Igor. I'm not that kind of actor. I think that's pretentious.” ThinkingKindRunningActorsMy FamilyCall MePretentiousStravinsky Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I don't drink a lot. My family calls me an old soul. And my friends call me a pussy.” SoulHumorFunnyDrinkMy FriendsMy FamilyCall MePussyOld Soul Author:Mike Birbiglia
“OK, I have a nickname. My family calls me 'Trey' because I'm William the third. My dad has the same name, which is always confusing because my dad is well known, and I'm also known.” WellsNamesKnownDadMy FamilyThirdsMy DadCall MeWell KnownConfusingNicknames Author:Bill Gates
“My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It's an Irish convention. You usually call the first child by the initials.” PeopleThinkingFirstsChildrenDadMy FamilyMy DadCall MeConventionsInitials Author:Elvis Costello
“Throughout my childhood, I had served as an interpreter for my family. When I left home, I also left the Deaf community. I'd had enough of being a de facto intermediary and wanted to find my own identity. But, over time, I learned to embrace both cultures and find balance between them. I love my Deaf and CODA family and hope they would be proud to call me one of their own.” EnoughHomeCultureCommunityChildhoodIdentityProudBalanceMy FamilyEmbraceCall MeBe ProudDeafInterpreter Author:Kambri Crews
“My family used to call me an oversized kid and I think that's pretty accurate in some ways.” ThinkingWayKidsUsedMy FamilyCall MeAccurate Author:Jeremy Lin
“My rule is, whatever you were calling me four years ago is what you should be calling me now, because I don't like it when my family or close friends call me Nicki Minaj. To me I'm not Nicki Minaj when I'm with them.” ShouldYearsFourCallingYears AgoMy FamilyCall MeFour YearsClose Friends Author:Nicki Minaj
“When I go back to family reunions everybody goes, 'Hey cousin! Hey Auntie!' And I'm like, 'Okay I don't know you, I have no idea who you are.' I am auntie and cousin for so many and even the ones in prison call me collect. And I'll be like, 'Which of my family members are giving you this phone number?'” KnowsGivingIdeasNumbersMembersMy FamilyOkayWho You ArePrisonPhonesHeyNo IdeaCall MeCousinFamily MembersReunionPhone NumbersFamily ReunionAuntie Author:Sherri Shepherd