Jennifer Egan: 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.

Jennifer Egan

Novelist, short story writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Hillary Clinton.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2011 source ↗

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Kirsty Wark Scottish journalist and television presenter

People in their 80s who are still volunteering and giving to the community.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2010 source ↗

Ethan Hawke Actor, director and novelist

Mike Leigh: his work is important.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2015 source ↗

Andrew Marr British journalist

Probably David Hockney, for achieving a perfect balance of life and work; for making great pictures; being charitable; and remaining bloody-minded.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2012 source ↗

Sadie Frost English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer

My mother, Mary Davidson, for having me at 16 – a child herself – and raising me with very little.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

That Al Gore was denied the American presidency in 2000.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2011 source ↗

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