Pretty much anything William Shatner is in is great. He's great at playing that 'I'm the only one sane in the world' character. Lin-Manuel Miranda charactergreatplay Change image and share on social
In 'Hamilton,' we're telling the stories of old, dead white men, but we're using actors of color, and that makes the story more immediate and more accessible to a contemporary audience. Lin-Manuel Miranda accessibleactoraudience Change image and share on social
Sometimes a line enters your head, and you're so grateful for it. You go online to check to see if anyone wrote it before you. You must have stolen it. Lin-Manuel Miranda checkentergrateful Change image and share on social
I couldn't possibly write 'Next to Normal,' but God, I can weep and watch 'Next to Normal' five times. Lin-Manuel Miranda godnormalpossibly Change image and share on social
I kind of need to be ambulatory to write lyrics. Lin-Manuel Miranda ambulatorykindlyric Change image and share on social
Anytime you write something, you go through so many phases. You go through the 'I'm a Fraud' phase. You go through the 'I'll Never Finish' phase. And every once in a while you think, 'What if I actually have created what I set out to create, and it's received as such?' Lin-Manuel Miranda anytimecreatefinish share on social
The fun for me in collaboration is, one, working with other people just makes you smarter; that's proven. Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborationfunmake Change image and share on social
'Rent' was the show that made me want to write. Or that showed me you're allowed to write. Lin-Manuel Miranda allowmakerend Change image and share on social
In the best works of fiction, there's no mustache-twirling villain. I try to write shows where even the bad guy's got his reasons. Lin-Manuel Miranda badfictionguy Change image and share on social
You could do a 'Les Mis'-type musical about Hamilton, but it would have to be 12 hours long, because the amount of words on the bars when you're writing a typical song - that's maybe got 10 words per line. Lin-Manuel Miranda amountbarhamilton share on social
