I had the good fortune of being 9 years old when The Little Mermaid came out, that whole run of really beautiful Disney musicals, and so, the fact that I got to interview with Ron [Clements] and John [Musker], who directed The Little Mermaid, I was, like, I just walked in and said, "You're the reason I'm even here."
![I had the good fortune of being 9 years old when The Little Mermaid came out, that whole run of really beautiful Disney musicals, and so, the fact that I got to interview with Ron [Clements] and John [Musker], who](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/lin-manuel-miranda/i-had-the-good-fortune-of-being-9-years-old-when-the-little-mermaid-came-out-that-whole-run-of.jpg)