even the bad guy's got his reasons

I put myself in the character's shoes, talk to myself until something honest comes out, and write it down. LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA

I wrote my first #Broadway musical, “In the Heights,” because I wanted a future in #theater and I didn't see a place for myself. So I wrote one. @Lin_Manuel  

You can’t control your legacy; it is determined by who survives. All you can control is the work. Make the best thing you know how. The world will do with it what it will. @Lin_Manuel

In the best works of fiction, there's no mustache-twirling villain. I try 2 write shows where even the bad guy's got his reasons. @Lin_Manuel

 

You're gonna make mistakes. You're gonna fail. You're gonna get back up. You're gonna break hearts. You're gonna change minds. You're gonna make noise. You're gonna make music. You're gonna be late, let's GO @Lin_Manuel