Timothy Hutton: 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.

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Timothy Hutton

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Chuck Feeney (the James Bond of philanthropy).

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2015 source ↗

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Tina Brown British and American journalist

Harry Evans. My opportunities to admire him are many since I am – at time of writing – still married to him.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2010 source ↗

Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist

Dolores Huerta.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2022 source ↗

Lleyton Hewitt Australian professional tennis player

Greg Norman, for the way he handles winning and losing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2016 source ↗

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 ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Playing catch with my son Noah at Fenway Park.

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

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Making trails and building a tree house.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 March 2015 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

An arbitrary contrarian.

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

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Lack of purpose.

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

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