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 dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2013 source ↗
Dame Joan Collins. She insists on being happy whatever is going on and, despite being a Tory, is a very caring person.
My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.
The Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who is 100 years old and still working.
United Farm Workers organizer Dolores Huerta.
I don't want to think that far ahead, but a song I like is Herb Alpert's This Guy's In Love With You. Let's pretend it's going to be played at my wedding instead.
I got injured when I was a kid and it prevented me from becoming a footballer. Now I am quite happy being an actor but, at the time, that was the biggest thing to overcome.
I believe happiness is in the moment, so now.
More clarity, or if I went to the gym more.
Sofie Gråbøl, Brian Cox, Tom Ellis, Dominic West, Rhys Ifans, Sally Phillips
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