The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?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.
Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗
The sewing-machine repairman at the corner of 107th and Broadway.
My mother. Any child of a single parent, if they are in a relationship when they become a parent, thinks, “How the hell did you do it alone?”
Sue Townsend, for creating Adrian Mole, her insight into people and for overcoming the problems she's had.
Hillary Clinton.
As a citizen, a person involved in my community.
Now. I feel wiser and calmer than I’ve ever been.
I Happen To Like New York: I tell people all the time, so they will be sure not to forget.
My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
When I was 13, I was on a bicycle and got hit by a taxi in New York.
When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
Maureen O'Hara, Sheridan Smith, Ed Harris, Terry Gilliam, Matt Smith, Eddie Izzard
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