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.
Steven Spielberg. I can’t think of many people who have improved the human experience as much as that one man.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2018 source ↗
Gabor Maté. He is very eloquent and articulate about the role of trauma in our lives.
Jimmy Carter, for his wisdom and courage in going to meet Hamas.
Alan Bates, Lord Arbuthnot and Nick Wallis for exposing the Post Office and Fujitsu and, let’s hope, for ensuring everyone is properly compensated.
My sister Arlene, who is 75 and on marriage number seven. I admire her hopefulness.
My kids, for the jokes. Some of them are pretty bad.
On New Year’s day I was so hungover my hair actually hurt. I lay on the sofa with my daughter and we watched The Muppets for two hours and I cried with laughter.
Leeds United signing a decent striker.
I am pretty happy right now. I have just got back from a dog walk. I have loads of nice work coming out. I am feeling pretty chipper.
Diamonds for my wife.
A Yorkshire cricketer, but I wasn’t good enough.
Jackie Chan, David Hasselhoff, Vicky McClure, Adeel Akhtar, Sally Field, Benedict Cumberbatch
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