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

The question

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.

Joshua Ferris

American author

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Thomas Pynchon, for his sentences.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2011 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

Stuart Broad English former cricketer and commentator

Sienna Miller. For obvious reasons!

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

Nick Robinson British political journalist

My wife, because she has to live with me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2013 source ↗

Joely Richardson British actress

The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗

Vicky McClure English actress

Paul Irons, the deputy head at my school, Fernwood comprehensive. He was an inspiration, and still is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 March 2018 source ↗

My failure to come to grips with all these disappointments.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2011 source ↗

Whenever it was, I didn't realise it fully.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2011 source ↗

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