When people come to our show [Aladdin], I want them to forget about that for a little while and enjoy the moment. That's what I want to give them. I loved performing since I was a little kid. — 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… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
I do enjoy that folks [ Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin] really get into [ Aladdin ] because I enjoy getting it.… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
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
![“When people come to our show [Aladdin], I want them to forget about that for a little while and enjoy the moment. That's what I want to give them. I loved performing since I was a little kid.” quote by James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/226/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_enjoy_when-people-come-to-our-show-aladdin-i-w_2999248.jpg)
![“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. This wonderful company that I work for has allowed me to do other things while I'm doing this.” quote by James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1af/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_business_people-think-that-i-will-leave-aladdin-a_300083.jpg)
![“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…” quote by James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e11/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_auditions_i-remembered-getting-the-script-for-the_929165.jpg)
![“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…” quote by James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/222/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_chad_i-do-enjoy-that-folks-howard-ashman-tim_1216525.jpg)
![“And also, folks live in a regular world, so when they come to our show [Aladdin], we want to take that away from them for a little bit. Just give them two hours to make up for the train that didn't come on time or the terrible news you get from TV.” quote by James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/519/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_bits_and-also-folks-live-in-a-regular-world-s_1559915.jpg)
