When you talk about a million bucks, if you think about it very carefully, it's not that much money, if you start to divide it. You have to figure out a philosophy as to whom you want to give it to.

I listen to kids play a lot.

I couldn't only do one thing--I don't want the personal hell of oneness.

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

Beethoven concertos ... Tchaicovsky concertos ... with a lot of these wonderful masterpieces there's always something wonderful to find ... there's always something new to find.

I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time.

If you play something well, I don't care what it is. I mean, I don't play an electric [violin] - I tried. It's actually interesting.