All Itzhak Perlman Quotes
- 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 listen… Concerts
- I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care about… Care
- Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities. All
- In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell with the people!… Change
- So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music. Child
- That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise. Ability
- I listen to kids play a lot. Inspirational
- Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition. Expensive
- Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things. From
- That's the goal, to survive your gift. Funny
- I couldn't only do one thing--I don't want the personal hell of oneness. Hell
- Ask many of us who are disabled what we would like in life and you would be surprised how few would say, 'Not to be… Accept
- I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day. All
- One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening. All
- This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in five or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact… Crude
- I love to work with young kids. Inspirational
- Trust your ability! Ability
- You get more nervous in front of a lot of people. That's why, when you play a concerto, you play with a small orchestra, in… Carnegie