Have you seen tick, tick…Boom! on Netflix? This beautiful film is based on the life of Jonathan Larson, composer and writer of Rent. Enjoy some of the best Tick, Tick Boom quotes from Jonathan, Michael, Rosa, and more!
Best Movie Quotes from Tick, Tick Boom!
Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic.
This moving film has so many great quotes, these are some of the ones I loved. Did I miss any of your favorite quotes from tick, tick…Boom!? Drop them in the comments below.
I have rejection letters from every major and minor producer, theater company, record label, and film studio in existence. And in just over a week…I will be 30 years old. -Jon
I’m allowing myself to be led by love. -Jon
It’s expensive to make art. -Jon
You know for someone who’s broke, you could probably spend a little less on party planning. -Michael
First rate lyric and tune. -Stephen Sondheim
I’m the future of musical theater, Scott. -Jon
Write the song, boo boo. -Michael
Everyone’s unhappy in New York. That’s what New York is! -Jon
So what am I supposed to do now? -Jon
You start writing the next one. And after you finish that one, you start on the next. And on and on, and that’s what it is to be a writer, honey. -Rosa
You just keep throwing them against the wall and hoping against hope that eventually, something sticks. -Rosa
On the next one, maybe try writing about what you know. -Rosa
It would be a tragedy to give up what you have. -Michael