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.
Anyone brave enough to truly be themselves.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2025 source ↗
My husband, who always seems to have everything in control and is so consistent.
Nick Cave for his determination to hold a space for public discourse on the deep and difficult and mysterious elements of life.
Any person trying to uplift mankind.
Well, Frank Sinatra’s gone, so the rest have to stand in line.
I’m terribly impatient.
Losing my mind.
People-pleasing.
Floating on my back in the ocean.
Right now: Summer. Dusk. On my couch watching Australian Open tennis with my kids and dog. Doors wide open to a beautiful body of water. The first star of the night just appeared in the sky. Life is magical.
Ethan Hawke, Clive Myrie, Rita Wilson, Timothy Hutton, Tony Christie, Joseph Fiennes
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