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

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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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Gina Lollobrigida

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I’m defined as a very strong woman. I don’t identify myself with a specific figure, but I do greatly admire people who manage to persevere with humility through great difficulties.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

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Kelsey Grammer American actor

Putin. Because he is so comfortably who he is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2016 source ↗

Renée Zellweger

Jimmy Carter. Michelle Obama. Barack Obama. Geoffrey Canada. Tank Man. Marian Wright Edelman. Madeleine Albright. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Norman Lear. Malala Yousafzai. Beyoncé Knowles.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2017 source ↗

Terry Wogan Irish-British radio and television broadcaster

The present Lady Wogan, for putting up with me for 46 years of marriage. The woman's a saint.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2011 source ↗

Dawn O'Porter British writer, director, and television presenter

My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗

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Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

I don’t like false or opportunistic people.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

I honestly don’t have a particular fear. We must live life without limits, and fear can become a limit.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

The ability to be themselves rather than hiding behind a mask.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2013 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Happiness is a journey that depends solely on ourselves. We should be grateful to life because so much that it has in store for us will be marvelous and we have the good fortune to live it.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2013 source ↗

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

Sometimes I follow my instincts more than my reason.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

I would like to be less impulsive.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 27 June 2013 source ↗

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