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That's the problem with working and living in the same space - my studio is downstairs, so I often get distracted by domestic things.

~Cornelia Parker

Topics: Distracted Domestic Downstairs Get Living Often Problem Same Space Studio The Problem With Things Working

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It's so great to be able to write from home. My bread is rising downstairs, and I'm upstairs writing. I have a writing room that my grandchildren consider one of their playrooms.

~Cynthia Voigt

Topics: Able Bread Consider Downstairs Grandchildren Great Home Rising Room Upstairs Write Writing

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My uncle Shawn used to stay with us when we were really young, and I used to come downstairs and see him break dancing on this piece of a cardboard. I probably always thought they were cool since then. I never knew his comedy, but I used to always see him break dancing. And he was terrible at it.

~Damon Wayans, Jr.

Topics: Always Break Cardboard Come Comedy Cool Dancing Downstairs He Him His Knew Never Piece Really See Since Stay Terrible Then Thought Uncle Us Used Were Young

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The difference between men and women seems to be this: I can argue with my promoter downstairs, accuse him of ripping me off, and 20 minutes later we'll be playing golf together. With a lady, the same argument can go on for, like, years.

~David Hasselhoff

Topics: Accuse Argue Argument Between Difference Downstairs Go Golf Him Lady Later Like Me Men Men And Women Minutes Off Playing Promoter Ripping Same Seems Together Women Years I Can

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I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll.

~David Walliams

Topics: About Bought Call Came Dad Doll Downstairs Dress Dressing Embarrassment Gown Japan Kind Little Lot Me Never She Silk Sister Thing Thought Uncle Up Used I Came

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I don't mind getting old except for the pain. I have two new knees, so going downstairs is not perfect. Nobody tells you about the pain.

~Diana Rigg

Topics: About Downstairs Except Getting Getting Old Going Knees Mind New Nobody Not Perfect Old Pain Perfect Tells Two You

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I skipped school one day to see Dizzy Gillespie, and that's where I met Coltrane. Coltrane and Jimmy Heath just joined the band, and I brought my trumpet, and he was sitting at the piano downstairs waiting to join Dizzy's band. He had his saxophone across his lap, and he looked at me and he said, 'You want to play?'

~Donald Byrd

Topics: Across Band Brought Coltrane Day Dizzy Downstairs Had He Heath His Jimmy Join Joined Just Lap Looked Me Met One Day Piano Play Said Saxophone School See Sitting Trumpet Waiting Want Where You

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I wake up in the morning, walk downstairs, and just bang on the piano and write about what's going on in the world around me.

~Drake Bell

Topics: About Around Bang Downstairs Going Just Me Morning Piano Up Wake Wake Up Walk World Write

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'Upstairs Downstairs' somehow bestrode the different genres that had come before it to create a new drama entity. I suppose that's one of the reasons why it became so instantly popular.

~Ed Stoppard

Topics: Became Before Come Create Different Different Genres Downstairs Drama Entity Genres Had Instantly New Popular Reasons Somehow Suppose Upstairs Why

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Everyone loves a slice of period-drama-pie, but I think the success of 'Upstairs Downstairs' is really down to the wonderful format that Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins created.

~Ellie Kendrick

Topics: Created Down Downstairs Everyone Format Jean Loves Marsh Really Slice Success Think Upstairs Wonderful I Think

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