A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays.
Itzhak PerlmanAnother thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue moon. Sometimes there are lessons when I don't pick up a violin at all.
Itzhak PerlmanWhen you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in.
Itzhak Perlman