I find personally that when I go to a place where I can't get in, I feel hostility from whatever it is,… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I always say separate your abilities from your disabilities. You know, if I could play the violin, I don't have to play… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
The Violin of my dreams. If you wanna play a pianissimo that is almost inaudible and yet it carries through a hall… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
Not many people like it when they get criticism. Of course, if you have someone who does tell you and you do… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
Just imagine yourself in a wheelchair. Go through the building. If there's a place you can't go in, it's not accessible. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
One must always practice slowly. If you learn something slowly, you forget it slowly. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
Every musical phrase has a purpose. It's like talking. If you talk with a particular purpose, people listen to you, but if… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I don't know if it's ever happened to you, but it's one of my funniest and saddest experiences, when you go into… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
The thing is that what you try to do when you play is you try to play not below a certain level.… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
Another thing that you really do when you play, that you're supposed to do, is colors. You know, you cannot play with… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
Same thing with harmonies. If you hear something that harmonically is interesting, express it. So that's what I'm saying about talking the… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
When you talk about a million bucks, if you think about it very carefully, it's not that much money, if you start… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
If you play something well, I don't care what it is. I mean, I don't play an electric [violin] - I tried.… — 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
