Jeff Goldblum: 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?

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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.

Jeff Goldblum

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My wife, all those who contribute something of beauty, and scientists.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2026 source ↗

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Dawn O’Porter

My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗

Tony Ross British writer of children's books

Sue Townsend, for creating Adrian Mole, her insight into people and for overcoming the problems she's had.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2013 source ↗

Charlie Munger Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023

John Wooden, when he was the number one basketball coach in the world. He just said to the bottom five players, “You don't get to play. You're sparring partners.” The top seven did all the playing.

Recorded USC Gould School of Law commencement, 2007, Speakola, 2007 source ↗

Terry O'Neill British photographer