Zoë Wanamaker: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

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.

Zoë Wanamaker

American-born British actress

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

The Dalai Lama because he has peace, and we all want that.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2013 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

Brenda Blethyn British actress

An old tutor at Guildford School of Acting – Ian Ricketts. He is a wonderfully inspiring man.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2012 source ↗

Rob Brydon Welsh actor and comedian

Rod Stewart. For obvious reasons.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2012 source ↗

Patrisse Khan-Cullors American artist and activist

My mother, because she is vivacious, amazing, brilliant, giving, strong and powerful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 March 2018 source ↗

Cerys Matthews Welsh singer-songwriter

President Jimmy Carter, for his single-handedness in working to eradicate the guinea worm.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2016 source ↗

That we've chosen to trash the planet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2013 source ↗

Getting married at Islington register office in 1994.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2013 source ↗

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