Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.

One must always practice slowly. If you learn something slowly, you forget it slowly.

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

I feel that you always pay when you are a child.

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.

Not many people like it when they get criticism. Of course, if you have someone who does tell you and you do have a rapport, that's great. But don't rely on it. You have to rely on yourself.

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