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I'm the music guy, I get to wear the music hat, but being able to be that guy in the room is a thrill at this level and caliber.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 16
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If you think in terms of topping, you're in the wrong business. You can't think that way.
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The distance between where I am and where I want to be seems impossibly large.
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Well, hello. My name is Lin. But if you're dyslexic, call me Nil.
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