List of Itzhak Perlman Quotes

I Don't Walk On Stage Unless I'm Playing With A Orchestra. But When I Play A Recital, I'm Sort Of On A Scooter, And I Just Scoot Very Quickly On Stage, And They're Saying, Wow, Look At This. He's So Fast.

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! If Someone Weighs A Couple More Pounds, That's It!

I Listen To Kids Play A Lot.

This Machine, The Wheelchair, I Can Go All Over The Place, But You Need A Place Without Stairs To Get In.

I Feel That You Always Pay When You Are A Child.

Believe Me, I've Had Interviews Where The Person Says, "so When Did You Start And Why? What About Your Parents?" I Say To Them, "please, Have You Heard Of The Word Google?"

When You Talk About A Million Bucks, If You Think About It Very Carefully, It's Not That Much Money, If You Start To Divide It. You Have To Figure Out A Philosophy As To Whom You Want To Give It To.

Competition Can Be The Most Nerve-racking Experience. Some People Just Thrive On It.

A Lot Of People Like To Think That Polio Was A Inspiration In What I Do. I Think That Music Has To Do With What Kind Of Passion Do You Have.

If You Play Something Well, I Don't Care What It Is. I Mean, I Don't Play An Electric [violin] - I Tried. It's Actually Interesting.

I Couldn't Only Do One Thing--i Don't Want The Personal Hell Of Oneness.

There Is Nothing Like A Fine Italian Sound.

..i Heard Ori Kam And Was Deeply Impressed With His Achievements As A Violist. His Technical And Interpretive Skills Are Truly Unique. I See A Great Future For Him.

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 Beating Time.

So Many Things Can Drive You Mad As A Child, Not Only Music.

I Do Three Things. I Do Teaching, I Do Conducting And I Do Playing. And Each One Of Those Sort Of Helps The Other.

Sometimes You Get From The Mouth Of Kids Wonderful Things.

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 A Hotel, And They Have An Accessible Walk-in Shower. So You Go In And Open The Curtain, And There Is A Bench Off To The Side Of The Shower. However, The Shower Is Rectangular. On One Side There's A Bench, But The Faucets Are Across From You. So If You Sit On The Bench, You Cannot Reach The Faucets.

Life Is Not As Easy As It Could Be For A Person With A Disability.

A Century Of Wisdom Is Universal And Will Enrich Readers For Generations To Come.

A Sponge Has That Much Absorbent Capability And After A While You Can Pour Water Over It And Nothing Stays.

I Am Playing The Violin, That's All I Know, Nothing Else, No Education, No Nothing. You Just Practice Every Day.

I Love To Work With Young Kids.

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 With Different Ears. The Most Important Thing That You Need To Do Is Really Listen.