Words matter. These are the best Jodi Benson Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’ve done a variety of projects in different areas of the entertainment industry.
Ever since the kids were babies, we have treated them with respect. We are the mom and dad for sure, but we look for opportunities for us to sit down and say, ‘How are things going for you? Is there anything that we can do as parents to help you? Let’s all come up with a solution together.’ We work better as a team.
I can’t sing, perform, do anything apart from Christ. I have no power or strength of my own.
I think God must have had something in mind for me that was not on my radar when I first started out in New York. Back then, doing animated voices meant your career was done – it was looked down upon.
My husband has a gift for reaching out to people in need. I always look over and see him connecting to someone who needs to talk or needs some support.
‘The Little Mermaid’ changed my life.
I really like worship music. It settles my soul. Gets me back on track. The lyrics are almost like a prayer, so it’s my go-to.
I was doing a Broadway musical called ‘Smile’ with Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch in 1984/5 when it abruptly closed. Howard was in the middle of pre-production for ‘The Little Mermaid,’ so he kindly invited all the girls in our cast to audition for the film.
Homeschooling has given us some wonderful flexibility and some great life experiences, especially with our son.
All I’ve been a part of has been thanks to the Disney company: the job, experience, travel, opportunities have come thanks to Disney. Working for Disney was not part of my original plan, but it was part of God’s, and it shows that God is still moving.
I think good entertainment makes you feel something… it can be a variety of different feelings.
I was the original voice of Mattel’s Barbie for an ’80s claymation workout video.
I am really committed to my faith journey, and I am committed to my family. My husband and I have been married for almost 30 years, and we homeschool our kids. We have a different working-out-of the-box family, but we do make it work, obviously with God’s grace, and we are very grateful for that.
I remember when John Lasseter called me back in the late 1990s to personally invite me to come be the voice of Barbie in ‘Toy Story 2.’
I love working with talented young performers.
I want to live outside of the box, and I definitely don’t want to put God in a box, so I want to be able to dream big and kind of let that go of my small-mindedness.
Connecting with the kids is a great joy for me. I love meeting them backstage or at a signing event. I am overwhelmed when I meet kids who struggle with terminal illnesses.
I have a lot of mermaid stuff. I did start collecting a lot before I had children because I didn’t know if I would have a boy or a girl. So I saved everything.
I homeschool, so the start of the day is reading Bible scripture, memorization, and prayer.
What we try to do at Disney and through Disney character voices is really maintain the integrity of our classic characters at all costs. So Ariel needs to be me for every project, and if there are any other Ariels floating around out there, it’s not necessarily Disney.
I can only speak for my husband and myself, but we don’t feel like we could do any of this parenting without our faith.
When I do my concerts, you have got to think about everything else; so you have got to think about your gown, your hair, your body, and how you present yourself on stage.
