Quotes by Itzhak Perlman

“He was a giant in this century, as a violinist, musician, personality within the musical world. He was a real singular, individual human being, charismatic, and of course the most phenomenal child prodigy that ever existed, certainly in this century.”

“They were very nice. Its so loud that its a little hard to hear, so I just introduced them to my daughter.”

This has been my vocation to make music of what remains.

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 disabled. We accept our limitations.

I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin.

Im a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on.

Kol Nidrei is probably the most important prayer in the Jewish religion. It comes on the evening of Yom Kippur. There are so many different renditions of it.

An amazing gift in a young child is, in some ways, an abnormality.

I dont feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if youre just beating time.

It is good medicine to go to a concert hall and forget the harshness of whats going on. It can be a very positive thing.

Trust your ability!

For people who are really talented, what you dont say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop.