RW
My wife. As someone who is forever bored, I’m never bored with or of her.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗
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.
Others on this question
View all 407 →
Suzi Quatro
American-British rock musician
My sister Arlene, who is 75 and on marriage number seven. I admire her hopefulness.
Patricia Hodge
English actress
The Queen. Her like has not been seen before and I doubt it will ever be again.
Laura Mvula
English singer
Prince – there is no one greater.
Pedro Almodóvar, for being loyal to his personality as an artist against all the odds.
More from Robbie Williams
View profile →I’m not qualified to explain how it feels when my wife gives me a certain look.
A ring for my wife.
I sold double glazing in Stoke when I was 16. That was for two weeks. Other than that, I’ve never really had a “job”.
Not having a 32-inch waist for most of my adult life.
More on values & belief
- What trait do you most dislike in other people? 193 answers
- What does everyone in your world seem to agree on that you think is wrong? 80 answers
- What are you unwilling to optimise? 30 answers
- What belief do you hold that most people around you would reject or find surprising? 19 answers
- What has life taught you about being human? 15 answers
- Which virtue do you think people overrate? 10 answers
Also answered this
Olly Alexander, Kevin Rowland, Neneh Cherry, Audra McDonald, Imelda Staunton, Bill Bailey
Search the directory for somebody in particular.
Explore further
- All values & belief questions
- The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
- Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject