Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 January 2017 source ↗
My nan. She lost her husband at the end of 2019 and over the past year she’s been in isolation, but every single week when we speak, she’s full of hope.
My mother. I am always fascinated by her, and I get schooled every time I’m around her.
Barack Obama, because he believed he could be president of the United States, and he succeeded. He was kind, and he tried to set a high standard of leadership.
Danny Boyle, for obvious reasons.
Not photographing Marilyn Monroe.
A jazz drummer.
I was invited to Sharon Tate’s house the night she was murdered. I declined the invite due to jetlag.
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone.
I’ve been happy all my life.
I cry about 10 times a week. I’m a real softy.
Cynthia Nixon, Emilia Fox, Nadine Gordimer, Sienna Miller, Richard Bacon, Dominic Cooper
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