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 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
