My first name used to be Leslie. I snipped that off and put my middle name, which was Steven, in the front.
My real name was Thomas Jones Woodward, so I dropped the Woodward.
Dore Schary was then head of the studio and he wanted to change my name.
I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
The umlaut isn't on my birth certificate. I had this book as a child called Chloe and Maude, and there was an umlaut on the e, and I said, I want that! It's a little flair. Just to confuse people even more.
I also want to announce that I'm changing my name. I haven't told anyone. You get the scoop.
She had gradually changed her name. "Jane" was too dull. Last year, she'd added a "y", becoming Jayne, which had more personality.
All actors have to change their name.
I was looking for a name with an old English sound, very easy to pronounce in every language and easy to remember. At the beginning I used J. P. Tod's, but then in 1999 it was shortened since too many people were asking who was Mr. J. P. Tod's.
