The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?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.
My parents for the roots; my old parish priest, Father Arthur Barrow, for the fire and the reason; Richard Curtis for the drive and humanity; and, for living in the public eye with principles, George Clooney.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2014 source ↗
Aung San Suu Kyi, Caetano Veloso, Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, Ford Wheeler, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning. My late father.
Richard Hamilton – as my teacher at college, he greatly influenced my ways of seeing art and the world.
Barack Obama. On a daily basis he faced racism, and I admire him for trying to push through that to better his nation.
Beyoncé/Beyoncé’s hair person.
On Curracloe beach with my family in Wexford, circa 1980, after a swim.
I had my heart broken a lot in my teens, but I'm not sure I'd change it.
Tina Brown, Erin Doherty, Prue Leith, Jessica Brown Findlay, Mark Bonnar, Allison Janney
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