Burt Reynolds: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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.

Recorded Burt Reynolds said elsewhere, not written here

My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗

Others on this question

Russell Howard British comedian and presenter

Billy Connolly, who is a brilliantly funny man. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t adore him.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author

Barack Obama has shown us how to be a politician guided by intelligence, integrity, and compassion.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗

My wife, Grace.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2019 source ↗

Fran Lebowitz American author and public speaker

At the moment, Ukraine’s president.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗