Bob Dylan: his great gift as a poet and musician, his long, incorruptible career—and he continues to tour constantly.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2014 source ↗
The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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Nicholas Hoult
English actor
Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.
President Zelenskyy.
Ivan Lendl
Czech and American tennis player
People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.
Kate Nash
British musician
My mum, because she’s been a nurse for over 40 years. She works in a hospice, and there’s no bullshit with her.
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Discovering Rome on my scooter with my wife when we first met.
Punctuality (outside of work, of course).
A crippling accident.
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