Don't play the way it goes. Play the way it is. And the way it is every time you play it, it's slightly different. Look for something. So that's the challenge not to be bored. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I do three things. I do teaching, I do conducting and I do playing. And each one of those sort of helps the other. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
In difficult times, people just like to hear music. They like to be moved by what they hear. And music speaks different languages. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I find personally that when I go to a place where I can't get in, I feel hostility from whatever it is, a hotel,… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I can't walk very well, but I'm not onstage to do walking. I'm on the stage to play. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
