--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: One of the great things about this genie…" description: "\"One of the great things about this genie [from Aladdin] is that when Robin Williams created him, and they created this after him, they were allowed to ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_aladdin_one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie_3084090.jpg" --- # One of the great things about this genie \[from Aladdin\] is… ![“One of the great things about this genie [from Aladdin] is that when Robin Williams created him, and they created this after him, they were allowed to go crazy and when they had to go find someone to play the role live, they had to find someone who was nutty enough to go in different directions.” quote by James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_aladdin_one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie_3084090.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_aladdin_one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie_3084090.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_aladdin_one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie_3084090.jpg) > “One of the great things about this genie \[from Aladdin\] is that when Robin Williams created him, and they created this after him, they were allowed to go crazy and when they had to go find someone to play the role live, they had to find someone who was nutty enough to go in different directions.” [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The Genie was designed to be wildly creative, requiring a performer who can improvise and explore unexpected directions. **In simple terms:** The Genie needed a crazy, improvisational actor. Key Takeaway Choose bold, flexible talent for dynamic roles. Themes creativity performance improvisation Mood playful energetic Type character analysis casting insight When to use this quote - theatre casting - film voice acting - live improv - character development Key Concepts character design actor autonomy Questions to Reflect On - How do you nurture spontaneity while preserving story structure? - What limits should be set for improvisation? 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I looked at the big screen and said to my mum,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-criss/i-remember-seeing-aladdin-when-i-was-five-or-six-and-loving-it-i/) [Darren Criss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-criss/) > [I recommend that everyone have a Diaper Genie. Who can live without it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-kardashian/i-recommend-that-everyone-have-a-diaper-genie-who-can-live-without-it/) [Kim Kardashian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-kardashian/) > [Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of the Middle East. The democratic genie is out of the bottle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-major/certainly-we-ve-seen-the-enormous-changes-across-the-whole-of-the/) [John Major](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-major/) > [I have six-year-old fans that weren't even around for 'Genie in a Bottle' or even 'Fighter.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-aguilera/i-have-six-year-old-fans-that-weren-t-even-around-for-genie-in-a/) [Christina Aguilera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-aguilera/) > [It's too late by the way, with virtual reality. You can't put the genie back into the bottle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-rheingold/it-s-too-late-by-the-way-with-virtual-reality-you-can-t-put-the-genie/) [Howard Rheingold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-rheingold/) > [It was like having a genie. I'd only get so many wishes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/it-was-like-having-a-genie-i-d-only-get-so-many-wishes/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [A sarcastic blond genie with a bad attitude. -Clary, pg.243-](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/a-sarcastic-blond-genie-with-a-bad-attitude-clary-pg-243/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [We should not be confident in our ability to keep a super-intelligent genie locked up in its bottle forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-bostrom/we-should-not-be-confident-in-our-ability-to-keep-a-super-intelligent/) [Nick Bostrom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-bostrom/) > [The strength of the genie comes from being in a bottle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-wilbur/the-strength-of-the-genie-comes-from-being-in-a-bottle/) [Richard Wilbur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-wilbur/) > [Then it was like a genie out of the bottle and it began to walk all on its own and in directions I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-kalashnikov/then-it-was-like-a-genie-out-of-the-bottle-and-it-began-to-walk-all/) [Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-kalashnikov/) > [If we play genie and grant client wishes, we are apt to construct castles of code in the air.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-constantine/if-we-play-genie-and-grant-client-wishes-we-are-apt-to-construct/) [Larry Constantine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-constantine/) > [Genie, I wish for you to make me a prince! -Aladdin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aladdin/genie-i-wish-for-you-to-make-me-a-prince-aladdin/) [Aladdin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aladdin/) > [I want to find a genie in a bottle that can grant me three wishes. I want to be able to speak, read, write,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maynard-james-keenan/i-want-to-find-a-genie-in-a-bottle-that-can-grant-me-three-wishes-i/) [Maynard James Keenan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maynard-james-keenan/) > [I would like 'I Dream of Genie' powers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-joyner-kersee/i-would-like-i-dream-of-genie-powers/) [Jackie Joyner-Kersee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-joyner-kersee/) ## More by James Monroe Iglehart > [ 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.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/people-think-that-i-will-leave-aladdin-after-tony-reward-but-what/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-am-still-nervous-every-show-not-in-the-wow-i-m-scared-i-can-t-go-on/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [ I remembered getting the script for the auditions \[of Aladdin\], I had asked someone there if improvs were allowed, and he said everyone is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-remembered-getting-the-script-for-the-auditions-of-aladdin-i-had/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [ I do enjoy that folks \[ Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin\] really get into \[ Aladdin \] because I enjoy getting it.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-do-enjoy-that-folks-howard-ashman-tim-rice-and-chad-beguelin-really/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [I'm a big Batman fan and got to be on the series Gotham.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-m-a-big-batman-fan-and-got-to-be-on-the-series-gotham/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [I love performing. There is an ego in me that loves to be in front of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-love-performing-there-is-an-ego-in-me-that-loves-to-be-in-front-of/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [I keep "leave me alone, I'm busy " pretending to work sign with me because my dad once told me to find a job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-keep-leave-me-alone-i-m-busy-pretending-to-work-sign-with-me/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [ And also, folks live in a regular world, so when they come to our show \[Aladdin\], we want to take that away from them… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/and-also-folks-live-in-a-regular-world-so-when-they-come-to-our-show/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/when-i-was-skinny-i-didn-t-get-work-when-i-came-out-of-college-i-didn/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [I always keep some form of cartoon or comic book with me, especially Batman - he's my favorite. The reason I keep them around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-always-keep-some-form-of-cartoon-or-comic-book-with-me-especially/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [I love to make people laugh and love to make people smile. The first time I performed and heard the applause, that was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-love-to-make-people-laugh-and-love-to-make-people-smile-the-first/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [When you see big people, they expect them to wobble or something. The whole feeling of bigger people in this country is so negative.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/when-you-see-big-people-they-expect-them-to-wobble-or-something-the/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [ I have to maintain the weight. This is the second show \[Aladdin\] that I have done where I am not allowed to technically lose… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/i-have-to-maintain-the-weight-this-is-the-second-show-aladdin-that-i/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [There are people out there who pay their hard earned money to see a good show and people who work 9 to 5 and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/there-are-people-out-there-who-pay-their-hard-earned-money-to-see-a/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/when-people-come-to-our-show-aladdin-i-want-them-to-forget-about-that/) [James Monroe Iglehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) [Explore all 16 James Monroe Iglehart quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/) ## More Aladdin quotes > [“So, Royal Princess- excuse me, Sultana Jasmine- coming to admire your soon-to-be kingdom?" he said with a smile. "Yes, I want to make some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-braswell/so-royal-princess-excuse-me-sultana-jasmine-coming-to-admire-your/) [Liz Braswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-braswell/) > [Ready money is Aladdin's lamp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-byron/ready-money-is-aladdin-s-lamp/) [Lord Byron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-byron/) > [I remember the first time I saw a Broadway show and how excited I was. That really fuels me and for some, it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-jacobs/i-remember-the-first-time-i-saw-a-broadway-show-and-how-excited-i-was/) [Adam Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-jacobs/) > [I am not Jasmine, I'm Aladdin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicki-minaj/i-am-not-jasmine-i-m-aladdin/) [Nicki Minaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicki-minaj/) > [I fancy cartoons; don't even get me started on 'Aladdin.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-atack/i-fancy-cartoons-don-t-even-get-me-started-on-aladdin/) [Emily Atack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-atack/) > [We would liken music to Aladdin's lamp — worthless in itself, not so for the spirits which obey its call. We love it for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/letitia-elizabeth-landon/we-would-liken-music-to-aladdin-s-lamp-worthless-in-itself-not-so-for/) [Letitia Elizabeth Landon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/letitia-elizabeth-landon/) > [I remember seeing Aladdin when I was five or six and loving it. I looked at the big screen and said to my mum,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-criss/i-remember-seeing-aladdin-when-i-was-five-or-six-and-loving-it-i/) [Darren Criss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-criss/) > [My parents knew about the story of Aladdin far before the animation film. It's a folk tale that is very prevalent in Egypt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mena-massoud/my-parents-knew-about-the-story-of-aladdin-far-before-the-animation/) [Mena Massoud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mena-massoud/) > [“The stable boy whose charge is this horse will receive fifty lashes for losing him," the old man said, cackling in delight as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-braswell/the-stable-boy-whose-charge-is-this-horse-will-receive-fifty-lashes/) [Liz Braswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-braswell/) > [Genie, I wish for you to make me a prince! -Aladdin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aladdin/genie-i-wish-for-you-to-make-me-a-prince-aladdin/) [Aladdin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aladdin/) > [“You think I'm pretty?" she asked, eyes wide. Aladdin paused with his mouth hanging open, unsure what to say. "Ha! I'm kidding, of course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-braswell/you-think-i-m-pretty-she-asked-eyes-wide-aladdin-paused-with-his/) [Liz Braswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-braswell/) > [“And as you see, poor Idris was...persuaded,shall we say? Yes,persuaded to tell me about Tyre and his own route back to Al-Kal'as from there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-o-tunnell/and-as-you-see-poor-idris-was-persuaded-shall-we-say-yes-persuaded-to/) Michael O. Tunnell > [It's a funny thing that's happening online. The Middle Easterners want 'Aladdin' to be a Middle Eastern story, and the Indians want 'Aladdin' to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mena-massoud/it-s-a-funny-thing-that-s-happening-online-the-middle-easterners-want/) [Mena Massoud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mena-massoud/) > [“He makes a face and tosses the flower at me. It lands on my cheek, and I pick it up and twirl it between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-khoury/he-makes-a-face-and-tosses-the-flower-at-me-it-lands-on-my-cheek-and/) [Jessica Khoury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-khoury/) > [You have to realize that when I started to work on 'Aladdin', Disney Theatrical wasn't in existence. I suppose I had always hoped that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-freeman/you-have-to-realize-that-when-i-started-to-work-on-aladdin-disney/) [Jonathan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-freeman/) [Browse all 66 Aladdin quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aladdin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the great things about this genie [from Aladdin] is that when Robin Williams created him, and they created this after him, they were allowed to go crazy and when they had to go find someone to play the role live, they had to find someone who was nutty enough to go in different directions.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Monroe Iglehart" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie-from-aladdin-is-that-when/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Aladdin" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie-from-aladdin-is-that-when/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_aladdin_one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie_3084090.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_aladdin_one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie_3084090.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/james-monroe-iglehart-31738_aladdin_one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie_3084090.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the great things about this genie [from Aladdin] is that when Robin Williams created him, and they…” — James Monroe Iglehart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "James Monroe Iglehart", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe-iglehart/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "One of the great things about...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie-from-aladdin-is-that-when/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe-iglehart/one-of-the-great-things-about-this-genie-from-aladdin-is-that-when/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```