Jaime Winstone: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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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.

Jaime Winstone

English actress

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My Nanny Frances, my mum's mum.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 source ↗

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Erin O'Connor English model

Annie Lennox - she's a private woman with integrity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

Laurie Metcalf

My sister, who manages to see the positive in any situation.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2018 source ↗

Maureen O'Hara Irish and American actress and singer

My grandson, for taking such wonderful care of me in my old age.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2014 source ↗

David Vélez Co-founder and chief executive of Nubank

Vicky, qué pregunta más difícil (risas). Voy a hablarle de los casos que nos han inspirado, como Charles Feeney, cofundador de los Duty Free Shop en los aeropuertos. Él hizo eso en los años ochenta. Se volvió uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo cuando vendió su compañía e inmediatamente se dedicó a la filantropía y gastó todo su dinero en metas sociales.

Recorded Vicky Dávila, interview, Semana, 1 October 2022 source ↗