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 wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗
My mum, for bringing up three lads.
Right now, PJ Harvey.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – everything she writes speaks to me. Her Ted talk, We Should All Be Feminists, inspired everything I do with Gurls Talk.
My father. He has treated every person he has met with kindness and respect.
Now. Without a doubt
Not being able to take up my place at Rada.
Vera Wang, Kevin Rowland, Shirley Manson, Robert Evans, Nick Grimshaw, Jaime Winstone
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