Paul Weller: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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.

Paul Weller

English singer-songwriter and musician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

David Attenborough, because he sticks to what he loves and is still passionate about it. God bless him.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Leelee Kimmel American actress and artist

I really admire Meryl Streep. I am a very big Bette Davis fan. And I like Anjelica Huston, who also directs.

Recorded Andrew D. Goulet, Interview, The Harvard Crimson, 5 October 2001 source ↗

Zoe Ball British TV and radio personality

All the NHS workers, care home staff and teachers who are the real superheroes of 2020.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 December 2020 source ↗

Sebastian Coe British athlete and politician

Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership that enabled the peaceful transition from communism in eastern Europe.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

President Zelenskyy.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗

I'm nearly always happy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2014 source ↗

Theme From A Summer Place, by Percy Faith.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2014 source ↗

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