The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?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.
My friend Billy Connolly, for his incredible sense of humour and wit. But greater than that is Billy’s courage and sheer chutzpah, to take his Parkinson’s and make it central to his brilliance as a performer.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 July 2016 source ↗
The Obamas are impressive.
My mother, because she is vivacious, amazing, brilliant, giving, strong and powerful.
Stephen Hawking: what he does is incredible. My nan died of motor neurone disease, which he has.
Obama. He is a man of integrity and nobody seems to have integrity these days.
I’ve had a lot of happiness in my life: 1) the birth of my children; 2) getting into Lamda when I was 17; 3) meeting my wife; 4) and the renewal of our marriage vows and my 60th birthday.
Kelsey Grammer, Reggie Yates, Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Hynes, Dan Aykroyd, Mark Gatiss
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