Played percussively, the piano is a bore. If I go to a concert and someone plays like that I have two choices: go home or go to sleep. The goal is to make the piano sing, sing, sing.

The piano is an orchestra with 88...... things, you know

Your mind must control, but you must have heart . . . . Give your feeling free.

Perfection itself is imperfection.

There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists.

If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake.

Everyone goes to the forest; some go for a walk to be inspired, and others go to cut down the trees.