Sam Neill: 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 Sam Neill said elsewhere, not written here

My brother, Michael. He is an academic and has devoted his life to scholarship; my life seems trivial by comparison. Bastard.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

Tim Robbins American actor

Nelson Mandela, for obvious reasons.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2010 source ↗

Father John Misty American musician

Grace Zabriskie – her style; her woodworking.

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

Shane MacGowan Irish singer-songwriter

Myself – why not?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 December 2021 source ↗

Carlos Acosta, for his incredible achievement in dance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 October 2010 source ↗

Worrying about insomnia.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗

I Will Remember You, by Sarah McLachlan. That’ll choke the bastards up if nothing else will.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗

My complete ineptitude at sport.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗

Still being in work. And my vineyards; they’re beautiful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗

Search the directory for somebody in particular.