Judith Light: 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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Bryan Stevenson.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2019 source ↗

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Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage

Greta Thunberg, a brightly coloured little bird in a coalmine, desperately sounding the alarm for others while laying her childhood to waste.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗

Sofie Gråbøl Danish actress

Jens Stoltenberg, for the way he united Norway after the massacre on Utøya in 2011.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2014 source ↗

Monica Ali British writer, novelist

Clive Stafford Smith. He campaigns for prisoners on death row in the US.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2011 source ↗

Fran Lebowitz American author and public speaker

At the moment, Ukraine’s president.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗

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I dislike my impatience.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2019 source ↗

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

Having the opportunity to contribute and serve.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 27 September 2019 source ↗

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

Bigotry and cruelty in any form.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2019 source ↗

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