Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
The character of Frasier Crane – he's given me hours of laughter and an appreciation of the finer things in life.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Question
How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
Question
What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
Question
When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
Question
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
Question
What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
Question
What does love feel like?
Relationships
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.
Stevie Wonder: he’s brought so much joy to the world for so many years.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2017 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 425 →
Stephen Dillane
British actor
Russell Brand, for being his own man.
Father John Misty
American musician
Grace Zabriskie – her style; her woodworking.
My wife (Borat voice).
More from Emeli Sandé
View profile →On a camping holiday in Scotland when I was nine: I was in an inflatable dinghy that drifted out to sea. A lifeboat had to come.
I was a perfume girl at a department store in Aberdeen. I was so bad at it, I didn’t make it to the end of the day.
Last night, on stage in New York.
I always wanted to be a singer, but I also wanted to be a doctor. I almost got there: I did four years and got my neuroscience BSc.
Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder: it would leave everyone feeling good.
Freedom: it’s euphoric.
More on values & belief
- What is the trait you most deplore in others? 208 answers
- What is something everyone in your world agrees about that you think is wrong? 90 answers
- What important truth do very few people agree with you on? 41 answers
- What are you unwilling to optimise? 37 answers
- What have you come to understand about what it means to be human? 31 answers
- What do you need to believe in order to get through the day? 24 answers
Also answered this
Suzi Quatro, David Hasselhoff, Hans Zimmer, Candi Staton, Alison Goldfrapp, Brett Anderson
Search the directory for somebody in particular.
Explore further
- All values & belief questions
- The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
- Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject