I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God. — 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
Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell… — 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
Nothing is better for my playing than teaching because when you teach, you have to think and you have to listen what… — 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,… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
A lot of society tries to put people with disabilities into one cube, and when you think about it, many, many people… — 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… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
You get more nervous in front of a lot of people. That's why, when you play a concerto, you play with a… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
A lot of people like to think that polio was a inspiration in what I do. I think that music has to… — 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 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
