List of Vladimir Horowitz Quotes

My Face Is My Passport.

If You Want Me To Play Only The Notes Without Any Specific Dynamics, I Will Never Make One Mistake.

My Future Is In My Past And My Past Is My Present. I Must Now Make The Present My Future.

The Piano Is An Orchestra With 88...... Things, You Know

Your Mind Must Control, But You Must Have Heart . . . . Give Your Feeling Free.

Everyone Goes To The Forest; Some Go For A Walk To Be Inspired, And Others Go To Cut Down The Trees.

I Have No Style, Because I Change Each Time . . . Each Day I Play Differently. Today I Play Differently Than Yesterday.

Played Percussively, The Piano Is A Bore. If I Go To A Concert And Someone Plays Like That I Have Two Choices: Go Home Or Go To Sleep. The Goal Is To Make The Piano Sing, Sing, Sing.

False Notes [on The Piano] Are Human. Why Does Everything Have To Be Perfect? You Know, Perfection Itself Is Imperfection.

I Must Tell You I Take Terrible Risks. Because My Playing Is Very Clear, When I Make A Mistake You Hear It. If You Want Me To Play Only The Notes Without Any Specific Dynamics, I Will Never Make One Mistake. Never Be Afraid To Dare.

Perfection Itself Is Imperfection.

There Are Three Kinds Of Pianists: Jewish Pianists, Homosexual Pianists, And Bad Pianists.