A Quote by Gary Lineker
Being called Gary. It's a crap name. I wish I'd been called by my middle name, Winston.
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I was very headstrong about wanting to keep my name when I moved to Los Angeles. But casting directors would call my managers and say I was perfect for the part, but my name wasn't marketable - I was a young guy, and had the old man name of Gary. I kept losing jobs because of the name not being marketable, so I changed it to Garrett.
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