There were wonderful moments when I was singing for the first time in the Olympia Theatre and I was pregnant with my son, which was very, very strange for a singer. – Nana Mouskouri
When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing. – Nana Mouskouri
One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life. – Nana Mouskouri
The secret is to cook the aubergines the day before and let them dry of all the oil they drank in cooking. When you cook aubergine, they eat a lot of oil. It can be very heavy. – Nana Mouskouri
Once I was condemned to three months’ absolute silence. As I could not speak, I wrote a book. – Nana Mouskouri
The Berlin Wall go down, that was the most wonderful thing that could happen, absolutely. I celebrated with everybody in Berlin that day when the Wall was down. – Nana Mouskouri
For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice. – Nana Mouskouri
Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit. – Nana Mouskouri
If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions. – Nana Mouskouri
My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do. – Nana Mouskouri
When I heard his first songs, Dylan was answering certain questions that I had all my life been asking myself. – Nana Mouskouri
I like to cook, but mostly Greek. When I am confused or tired, I think about what I can cook. It takes you away from everything, as you are thinking only of your dish. – Nana Mouskouri
I do believe that if you haven’t learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness. – Nana Mouskouri
Wherever you turn, there is always something wrong with the politicians. They have everything they need to save the world, and they don’t save it. – Nana Mouskouri
I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in my honour, so it was rather amusing. – Nana Mouskouri
How you looked was not important. It was what you did and how you did it. Decide to do it and then do it the best way you can. – Nana Mouskouri
