Tim Robbins: 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 Tim Robbins said elsewhere, not written here

Nelson Mandela, for obvious reasons.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2010 source ↗

Others on this question

Gloria Steinem.

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

Alison Goldfrapp English musician and record producer

Anyone who is a carer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 May 2010 source ↗

Irvine Welsh Scottish novelist

Artists who do their own thing, without compromise: Ken Loach, Bob Dylan and James Kelman.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗

John Bishop English comedian and actor

Bob Geldof, because he changed the perception of what people should do when they see a situation of need.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2013 source ↗

Not pitching a perfect game in baseball to win the World Series.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2010 source ↗

When I was shooting The Player – I was in love with life and fulfilled by my creative experience.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2010 source ↗

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