“One of my first favorite books was 'The 12 Days of Christmas,' and I would just …” — Lin-Manuel Miranda

I grew up in an immigrant neighborhood. We just knew the rule was you're going to have to work twice as hard.

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.

We've had characters like Trump in American politics forever, characters who trade on xenophobia.

The music you love when you're a teenager is always going to be the most important to you, and I find that it's all over the score of 'Hamilton.'