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.
Billy Connolly, who is a brilliantly funny man. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t adore him.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗
Wow, so many – Robert De Niro, James Cameron, Will Smith.
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.
My husband, who always seems to have everything in control and is so consistent.
AIDS activist Jeanne White-Ginder.
I would just like to be remembered.
I wouldn’t lose my virginity at an army camp and then roll over on to an ants’ nest.
Like you have nothing to prove.
Once, I was MC at a Christmas gig in Romford and a woman threw a dildo at my face.
Seeing Bob Dylan live.
Don’t Stop Believin’ [by Journey].
Clive Myrie, Ethan Hawke, Rita Wilson, Lauren Bacall, Helen Mirren, Hayley Squires
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