Peyton Manning.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2012 source ↗
The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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View all 407 →My president, a heroic figure—also good- humored, pretty smart, elegant; and if the rest of the world thinks he typifies America, I don’t mind at all.
Sofie Gråbøl
Danish actress
Jens Stoltenberg, for the way he united Norway after the massacre on Utøya in 2011.
My wife, Grace.
Sadie Frost
English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer
My mother, Mary Davidson, for having me at 16 – a child herself – and raising me with very little.
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My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.
That they get it.
Does it make a difference? You’re dead.
Guys who use the word “snot.”
Being with my best friend, who’s a girl.
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