For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop.

Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities.

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

I can't walk very well, but I'm not onstage to do walking. I'm on the stage to play.

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

I'm just a one-instrument player. I have been known to play a blender, but I basically play - just play the violin.

I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care about the future of classical music.