David Hasselhoff: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? — FLAPSS

The question

Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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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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David Hasselhoff

American actor, singer, and television personality

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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Nicholas Hoult English actor

Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2010 source ↗

Florence Welch British singer

My little sister Grace. In all the ways in which I am not capable or grounded or calm, she is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2015 source ↗

Stuart Broad English former cricketer and commentator

Sienna Miller. For obvious reasons!

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 February 2013 source ↗

Nelson Mandela.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

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Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

"You can't see your children for two weeks." (When I was going through my divorce.)

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

Holding a grudge.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

Scuba diving in Costa Rica. My stunt double and I were trying out some equipment that let us talk to each other and I ran out of air at 80ft - probably because I talked too much. I had to use his air. Then we were surrounded by sharks. It was scary.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Singing on the Berlin Wall to a million people in 1989.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Terror of the next day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When I was doing Knight Rider.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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