Terry Gilliam: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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.

Recorded Terry Gilliam said elsewhere, not written here

Maggie, my wife – for putting up with me.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Sienna Miller British actress

Liu Xiaobo, for his dignity and wisdom. If we could all have a dose of that perspective, the world would be a better place.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2012 source ↗

President Zelenskyy.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗

Emeli Sandé British singer

Stevie Wonder: he’s brought so much joy to the world for so many years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2017 source ↗

Angus Deayton English actor, comedian, presenter and writer

Sir Alex Ferguson is the most impressive person I’ve met in terms of charisma and achievement.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2016 source ↗

Lost in a piece of music.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2012 source ↗

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