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.
My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗
A friend named Charles Strobel, who runs the Campus for Human Development in Nashville. It’s a homeless shelter. He lives a life of pure kindness, and he’s a funny guy.
My mum, for putting up with me all my life.
My parents, because they did what they did to give me the opportunities to do what I do. They left their lives behind in Australia and started again in their 40s in a new country.
My friend Josie Naughton, the co‑founder and CEO of the charity Choose Love, which supports refugees and displaced people. She left her job working for Coldplay to dedicate her life to this cause.
Regrets. That’s no way to live.
A good listener.
Sounds cliched, but I always wanted to be an actor.
Mornings. Playing music, fresh coffee, dippy eggs and soldiers, my girlfriend – what’s not to love?
I am genuinely buzzed about it! I think we just keep getting better, smarter, wiser, truer, happier.
Learning to get back up.
Brian Cox, Sofie Gråbøl, Sheryl Crow, Adam Clayton, Tom Ellis, James Dyson
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