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"You go from one to the other and they all blend into a big mass. I remember Harry Potter because of the costume I wore, just two layers of silk and carpet slippers. Very comfortable."

At her first dance lesson, Goodman was hampered by wearing a winklepicker on one foot and a carpet slipper on the other.

The image of the snobby curmudgeon, grumpily tapping out dismissive notices in a bathrobe and carpet slippers, has long been out of date.

He wore the same suit day after day, padded around Manhattan in carpet slippers and utilized his kitchen sink as a toilet.

He had a gawky gait, collected hats, dressed strangely – wearing carpet slippers in public – spoke in a rather monotonous voice, and displayed a marked lack of eye contact.