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.