Natasia Demetriou Quotes

I was in a play in elementary school and had to jump up and run away. I was nervous and tripped and fell down and everyone laughed. Their laughter made me relax, so I pretended it was part of the show.

I really like being thrown into the works. Many actors, I have found, have this as a common trait. We had to, as children, adapt to various situations with either a military family or things like that.

I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.

I thought I was going to be killed. The casualties were so heavy, it was just a given. I learned to take each day, each mission, as it came. That's an attitude I've carried into my professional life. I take each case, each job, as it comes.

I think it comes from far away inside me, to be strong to survive everything that comes my way. I think, going back to the beginning, feeling like an alien in an English school when I was eight, that set up my pride very early on. I think I'm very defensive, but I'm trying not to be like that anymore.

I had a few really bad years in school, just from not fitting in and being bullied. It was kind of brilliant being a military brat, though, because when you're in that kind of situation, you just think, 'I only have to hang on for another year, because then we'll move. It'll be fine if I can just get out of here.'

I guess I had what you could call an unconventional upbringing.

I was brought up by my grandparents. So people go, 'Oh, what was that like? That must have been hard.' And you go: 'No, it wasn't.' It was just completely actually normal because the new norm seems to be whatever you make of it, doesn't it?

I was raised in a lower-income family, and we were wild.

I couldn't really tell if it was a different childhood because I was used to it, it was kind of normal to me. The only time I remember it felt a bit odd was when I went to other people's houses and they were calling people 'dad.' I wouldn't get that. But my uncle, who also lived with me, was a father figure.

You take what's thrown at you, and you make a life out of it.

I was lucky because my upbringing was so eccentric. It has helped me cope with unreal situations.

It's funny how quickly human beings adapt.

When I was younger, I used to think that my unconventional upbringing was a weakness, but over the past few years, I've learnt to see it as one of my greatest strengths.

When I made mistakes, people used to laugh. I could have learnt better, but I've always liked to make people laugh.

Trouble and pain were what kept a man alive. Or trying to avoid trouble and pain. It was a full time job.

This ability to exist in pieces is what some adults call resilience. And I suppose in some way it is a kind of resilience, a horrible resilience that makes adults believe children forget trauma.

I try to laugh at whatever life brings.

Optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure.

We human beings have a remarkable way of growing accustomed to things.

If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter.

Humor is the only thing that allows you to survive every pressure and crisis.

Be content. Know that whatever comes along, you can handle it and grow from it.

Only the unprepared are overcome by pressure

You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.