Marina Abramović: 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 Marina Abramović said elsewhere, not written here

His holiness the Dalai Lama and his ability to forgive.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗

Others on this question

Gabby Giffords. She’s a survivor of gun violence and a relentless champion of sensible gun safety measures.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2025 source ↗

Our local doctor.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2022 source ↗

Pedro Almodóvar, for being loyal to his personality as an artist against all the odds.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2019 source ↗

Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer

My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗