David Chang: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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.

David Chang

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My wife, Grace.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2019 source ↗

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Natalie Imbruglia

Alanis Morissette because, in my earlier career, she was a big influence on me and had a feistiness that you didn’t see much of in women in the industry. Also, she has been very vocal about mental health issues.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗

Lisa Marie Presley American singer-songwriter

Anyone who lives outside the box.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2012 source ↗

James Taylor

Noam Chomsky, Barack Obama.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2015 source ↗

Brian Cox Scottish actor

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.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 July 2016 source ↗