James Corden: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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.

Recorded James Corden said elsewhere, not written here

My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Ralph Ineson English actor and narrator

Steven Spielberg. I can’t think of many people who have improved the human experience as much as that one man.

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

Louis Smith English artistic gymnast

My mum, for putting up with me all my life.

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

Father John Misty American musician

Grace Zabriskie – her style; her woodworking.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2022 source ↗

Melissa McCarthy American actress

Gloria Steinem, because her whole life has been spent trying to help people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 January 2019 source ↗

Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗

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