When I was skinny, I didn't get work. When I came out of college, I didn't get work until the Iglehart gene kicked in. Most of my family are large and that's when it started happening. My acrobats moves stayed… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
People think that [I will leave Aladdin after Tony reward], but what they don't understand is that we actually enjoy what we are doing.… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
I am still nervous every show. Not in the "Wow, I'm scared, I can't go on nervous," but the "I really want to do… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
I remembered getting the script for the auditions [of Aladdin], I had asked someone there if improvs were allowed, and he said everyone is sticking to the script. I said to myself that they are either going to love me or hate me. I was crossing out lines and throwing in my own lines. I went into the room and… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share
I do enjoy that folks [ Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin] really get into [ Aladdin ] because I enjoy getting it. I love it where you just get to go nuts. Ninety percent of what you hear, he wrote. There's ten percent that he let me play around with in the studio and actually put in the… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share
I love performing. There is an ego in me that loves to be in front of people. — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
I keep "leave me alone, I'm busy " pretending to work sign with me because my dad once told me to find a job… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
And also, folks live in a regular world, so when they come to our show [Aladdin], we want to take that away from them… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
When I was skinny, I didn't get work. When I came out of college, I didn't get work until the Iglehart gene kicked in.… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
I always keep some form of cartoon or comic book with me, especially Batman - he's my favorite. The reason I keep them around… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
I love to make people laugh and love to make people smile. The first time I performed and heard the applause, that was the… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
When you see big people, they expect them to wobble or something. The whole feeling of bigger people in this country is so negative.… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image