Robbie Williams: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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.

Recorded Robbie Williams said elsewhere, not written here

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 ↗

Others on this question

Sally Phillips British actress

I'm flighty. Yesterday, Peter Tatchell. Today, Jennifer Saunders.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2012 source ↗

Jo Brand English entertainer

All women who slog their guts out every day, quietly getting on with bringing up their families.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2015 source ↗

Olivia de Havilland Film actress; twice winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress

Nelson Mandela.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2005 source ↗

Ralph Ineson English actor and narrator

Steven Spielberg. I can’t think of many people who have improved the human experience as much as that one man.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2018 source ↗

I’m not qualified to explain how it feels when my wife gives me a certain look.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

Not having a 32-inch waist for most of my adult life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

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”.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

A ring for my wife.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

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