You know what's a great way of tricking people into thinking you're a genius? Write a show about geniuses! — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to make something that is difficult to perform every night. It needs to proceed at the speed of that… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
If you think in terms of topping, you're in the wrong business. You can't think that way. — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I think if you want to make a recipe for making a writer, have them feel a little out of place everywhere,… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I always had an eye toward the stage for the story of Hamilton's life, but I began with the idea of a… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
One of my first favorite books was 'The 12 Days of Christmas,' and I would just go up to people and say,… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
The biggest secret weapon we had in regards to really being true to this part of the world, and making sure this… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
It's hard to pick. I mean, I think the one that is most emblematic of the collaboration that occurred is "We Know… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I don't differentiate between black and Latino actors. We're in the same struggle to be represented in a way that's even close… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I like the quiet it takes to pursue an idea the way I pursued 'Hamilton,' but I couldn't write a book, because… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
Ed Koch once said that New York City is where immigrants come to audition for America. That's what happened to my parents; that's what… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
What's incredible about 'Hamilton,' and the reason you can't get a ticket, is because everyone's responding to it. Everyone is seeing a bit of… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I think I started writing because no one had ever told me you can write about the things you know in a musical. They… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I like to separate the music- and lyric-writing processes if I can. I'll sort of noodle around on my keyboard and my computer until… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
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… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
“If it takes fighting a way for us to meet, it will have been worth it.” — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I got to fall in love. I got to win a war. I got to write words that inspired a nation. — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
“When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart And I thought I was so smart” — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
You know what's a great way of tricking people into thinking you're a genius? Write a show about geniuses! — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
It's hard to pick. I mean, I think the one that is most emblematic of the collaboration that occurred is "We Know The Way."… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
“I stop wasting time on tears I live another fifty years It's not enough” — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
![“The biggest secret weapon we had in regards to really being true to this part of the world, and making sure this part of the world could see themselves in this film [Moana] in a way that felt positive and accurate, was Opetaia, my co-writer, Opetaia Foa'i, who has a great band called Te Vaka and…” quote by Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c0c/lin-manuel-miranda-2352_accurate_the-biggest-secret-weapon-we-had-in-rega_1699138.jpg)
![“It's hard to pick. I mean, I think the one that is most emblematic of the collaboration that occurred is "We Know The Way." That's the first song we wrote for the movie [Moana]. We actually got it written that weekend in New Zealand, so we're all in New Zealand, we're all absorbing this culture…” quote by Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2ae/lin-manuel-miranda-2352_absorbing_it-s-hard-to-pick-i-mean-i-think-the-one_119053.jpg)
