Kathryn Harrison Quotes

A few years ago in Chicago, I rented an office, and I went there every day. For the most part I do work at home in an ugly room.

My place in London is very small, so a piano would take up a third of the room. I leave home in the morning when I'm there and go to my studio. I close the door, and it's soundproof. There's no phone or TV or computer, and I can work uninterruptedly. That has been a huge advantage over the years.

We lived in a flat that you could pretty much fit in my current kitchen. No wonder people drink! I can't understand why they don't throw themselves off the balconies.

I have a small room to write in. One wall is completely covered in books. And I face the window with the curtain closed to stop the light hitting the computer.

I work in a very contained environment, usually.

I was born and bred in a tiny, low-ceilinged ground-floor apartment.

I work in the house next to where I live. We bought a smaller house that I use as my office and the place where my two employees work... We've got tens of thousands of letters from kids stored all over the house in places you would usually put dishes and other things like that.

I'm a home-roamer and can't do study or office scenarios.

I live in a small apartment. There's only so much Batman memorabilia a guy can hang on to in New York City.

My study is a converted garage which is largely lined with bookshelves and cardboard boxes filled with manuscripts of my film scripts, plays and books.

I am from Brooklyn, NY, so we could not have many pets, but I always had at least two dogs.

I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.

When I grew up in central London, we had six pavement slabs for a garden.

The show is called 'The Office,' and while it focuses on the people, the architecture of the space is very important.

That space between the white lines, that's my office. That's where I conduct my business.

I've spent so many years commuting, I kind of prefer a home office.

Coronavirus has completely changed how people think about where or how you should work.

I have a study at the back of the house, overlooking our garden. It's tiny, just wide enough to fit my desk in. The walls are covered with pin boards and art postcards from galleries all over the world, including Tate, MoMA, and Lenbachhaus.

I've always loved to paint - I was studying to do an art degree when I was approached to become a model - and I've being doing some design work as well. I also love just having a quiet time, sitting in my little library at home in Brooklyn and reading or watching documentaries or listening to music.

I write in an old-school paneled study in the middle of a large farmhouse in rural Iowa. I have pine floors, a big cherry desk, and a small window. The room is cluttered with papers and books and gifts from friends.

When I first went to work in the West Wing, the most daunting thing was how small this place was... You walk in: it's three floors, and there's a few offices on each floor, and that's it.

The surprising question we get is, 'How many people telecommute at Google?' And our answer is, 'As few as possible.'

It was also a room full of books and made of books. There was no actual furniture; this is to say, the desk and chairs were shaped out of books. It looked as though many of them were frequently referred to, because they lay open with other books used as bookmarks.

Let’s see . . . ah, yes, this is nice and cozy.” It was a broom cupboard.

Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.