The question
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.
Murray Perahia, because he is a great pianist, and temporarily lost the use of one hand, which prevented him from playing. His courage was beyond description.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 November 2016 source ↗
Annie Lennox - she's a private woman with integrity.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Neil Young. Not in that order.
My mum [the actor, Sally Dynevor] in so many ways. She is the real definition of a superwoman to me.
My friend Billy Connolly, for his incredible sense of humour and wit. But greater than that is Billy’s courage and sheer chutzpah, to take his Parkinson’s and make it central to his brilliance as a performer.
Basking in the sun.
Having a heart attack two days after my wife’s funeral.
Unpacking scenery from a pantechnicon for the Carl Rosa Opera Company.
This morning. Thinking of my wife.
The death of my wife: I’d happily have gone first.
A Mercedes S Class.
Fran Lebowitz, Ursula K. Le Guin, Abi Morgan, Alain de Botton, A.J. Jacobs, Reece Shearsmith
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