112 Quotes by Lin-Manuel Miranda

I can't say I have enough experience with Hollywood to feel that I've encountered racism there. I can tell you that I did about five fruitless years of auditioning for voiceovers where I did variations on tacos and Latin accents, and my first screen role was as a bellhop on 'The Sopranos.'

My only responsibility as a playwright and a storyteller is to give you the time of your life in the theatre. I just happen to think that with Hamilton's story, sticking close to the facts helps me. All the most interesting things in the show happened.

I couldn't possibly write 'Next to Normal,' but God, I can weep and watch 'Next to Normal' five times.

'Rent' was the show that made me want to write. Or that showed me you're allowed to write.

The fun for me in collaboration is, one, working with other people just makes you smarter; that's proven.

The only other thing that's like video games for me is watching tennis on TV. I can have it on, and there's a rhythmic quality to it - I can be watching Wimbledon or the U.S. Open and still be working.

I always had an eye toward the stage for the story of Hamilton's life, but I began with the idea of a concept album, the way Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Evita' and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' were albums before they were musicals.

I kind of need to be ambulatory to write lyrics.

You know what's a great way of tricking people into thinking you're a genius? Write a show about geniuses!