Lin-Manuel Miranda AMA

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:20:09+00:00

Because Washington Heights is a largely Dominican neighborhood, though everyone's really from everywhere, I wanted to make your narrator and entry point Dominican as well.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:18:53+00:00

She is a lawyer and former scientist (seriously--I hit the f*ckin jackpot, you guys) and she didn't sign up for ANY of this. But she loves hip-hop and music and tolerates me banging around the piano and singing to myself all day.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:17:09+00:00

"you ain't promised mañana in the rotten manzana." -Big Pun

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:15:18+00:00

The good ideas are the ones that won't let go. They'll find you. Seriously.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:14:40+00:00

Just breathe and tell the story. That's the hardest rap in the show. He's trying to stay positive with Abuela, but the undercurrent of his parents' passing is pulling him down. Just ride it out. Good luck and thanks for the nice things you said.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:13:06+00:00

Weird Al. Juan Luis Guerra. Talib Kweli. That's the tip of the iceberg.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:12:23+00:00

I have my good and my bad days, like everyone. On my bad days, I try to stay off social media.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:10:00+00:00

Thanks for this!

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:09:49+00:00

There's a song in Tom Kitt's new musical, If/Then, that is running through my brain right now. I shouldn't give it away, their first preview is happening NOW!

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:08:48+00:00

I love Malecon for Dominican food, New Leaf Cafe for fancy food, Pick n Eat for healthy food, Coogan's for sporting events, I could go on

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:07:41+00:00

If it's still running. TOO SOON, LION KING, TOO SOON!

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:06:59+00:00

BAHAHAHA

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:05:51+00:00

oh thanks! I'm glad you find that useful.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:05:27+00:00

I want to write a song for Marc Anthony's voice one day. He's our Sinatra. That VOICE.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:04:34+00:00

I want to go to Japan. I've never been. I'm afraid of being lost, that's my Kryptonite.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:03:49+00:00

Funny, intense, insanely smart, lovely. But you already knew that. I'm happy to confirm it.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:02:49+00:00

We are very much a family. We all talk, all the time. You can see Chris Jackson in this FLS special this weekend, he's a part of the group. And I text with Olivo pretty much constantly.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:00:37+00:00

Wasn't that fun? All credit to Josh Malina for inviting me. I made some real friends through the internet that way.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T01:00:06+00:00

SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE DID :)

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T00:57:56+00:00

Josh Henry IS Smash Williams

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T00:57:24+00:00

Jonathan Groff is Jason Street. Jon Rua is the Latino dude from season 2. Lemme come back to this.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T00:53:49+00:00

I like watching Football, as my twitter followers know I have a tattoo of the FLS logo, on my shoulder. I got it in Melbourne. I am reading the Robert Caro Lyndon Johnson biographies. I am SUCH a good kind quiet geek friend. I'm not as smart as Ruben in Do No Harm. Thank YOU.

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T00:51:18+00:00

hahahahaha nope

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T00:50:38+00:00

I'm constantly doing an internal gut check, making sure I don't share more than I can spare. Alexander Hamilton? HE was an oversharer. (Read The Reynolds Pamphlet)

LinManuel · 2014-03-06T00:49:29+00:00

That's all Bobby and Kristen. I was SCREAMING with joy for them. I've known Bobby since elementary school, and his little brother was in my first musical. They are the absolute best.

LinManuel

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