Nana Mouskouri

It's nice to look good, but the most important thing is to be you.

When I was singing, everybody liked me.

When I started to work with UNICEF, it was a new way of giving some love and care to the world.

My friends gave me the first songs which was the first food in my soul for me.

With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.

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.

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.

UNICEF has made the most rewarding thing that I have ever done in my life.

When I heard his first songs, Dylan was answering certain questions that I had all my life been asking myself.

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.

For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice.

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.