Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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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 Patrick Stewart said elsewhere, not written here
Geoffrey's widow, Alma.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 February 2011 source ↗

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Rob Delaney American comedian and actor
Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗
Dustin Hoffman
The Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who is 100 years old and still working.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2009 source ↗
Stephen Dorff American actor
My biggest teacher and my supporter over the years has been Jack Nicholson. I worked with him, we became very good friends and, every time I hit a low moment, I go visit Jack.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 July 2021 source ↗

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