141 Quotes by Itzhak Perlman

Don't play the way it goes. Play the way it is. And the way it is every time you play it, it's slightly different. Look for something. So that's the challenge not to be bored.

Same thing with harmonies. If you hear something that harmonically is interesting, express it. So that's what I'm saying about talking the music rather than just playing through.

Another thing that you really do when you play, that you're supposed to do, is colors. You know, you cannot play with one color. If you play with one color, again, it's like watching a beautiful painting, a drawing, but it's all in blue or it's all in red. May be very nice, but not very interesting.

In difficult times, people just like to hear music. They like to be moved by what they hear. And music speaks different languages.

I love to work with young kids.

This machine, the wheelchair, I can go all over the place, but you need a place without stairs to get in.

... everybody has a different kind of talent and a different timetable as to when they develop ..

Sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.

I always say separate your abilities from your disabilities. You know, if I could play the violin, I don’t have to play it standing up. I can play it sitting down and so on.