Jessica Hynes
British actress and writer
Angelina Jolie, because she really seems to get shit done.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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.
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Ed Sheeran, a little ginger boy from the farmlands in Suffolk who ran away to London, slept on the streets and became the biggest musician in the world.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2022 source ↗
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Jens Stoltenberg, for the way he united Norway after the massacre on Utøya in 2011.
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Peter Tatchell is a person very worthy of admiration, but few ever seem to acknowledge him as such.
Sandy Powell
British costume designer
My friend [art director] Simon Costin who, in 35 years, I’ve never once seen in a bad mood.
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As an honest person who tried to help where he could. Nothing fancy.
When I first got excluded from school at 15, my dad gave me experience as a roofer. That’s when I came to realise I’m scared of heights.
It isn’t supposed to hurt, I know that.
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