Frank Cottrell-Boyce: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

British screenwriter, novelist and actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

So many. All childcarers and most primary teachers.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

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Person childcarers not yet on FLAPSS
Person primary teachers not yet on FLAPSS

Others on this question

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Prue Leith South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer

Desmond Tutu. If there is a God, He must find his Cape Town archbishop a big relief from the humourlessness of pontificating prelates.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2012 source ↗

Kevin Bacon

My wife – for her intelligence, talent, ability to survive this business and be such a fantastic mother to our two kids. (Of course, I have to say that, because she’s sitting right here.)

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 November 2018 source ↗

Stephen Dillane British actor

Russell Brand, for being his own man.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2014 source ↗

Vinnie Jones English professional footballer and actor

David Attenborough, because he gets to do all the things with wildlife that I dream of.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗