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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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Gabor Maté. He is very eloquent and articulate about the role of trauma in our lives.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

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Rick Stein English chef

The Dalai Lama.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2013 source ↗

My wife (Borat voice).

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2017 source ↗

The king – because he’s been through quite a bit and I think he’s come out the other side brilliantly.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗

Steve Jones Welsh television presenter

In 2010 there are slim pickings.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 July 2010 source ↗

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A few haircuts.

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Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As someone who added to a situation rather than took away from it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

That I never became a virtuoso musician.

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Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

In 1992 I was in New York, and somebody showed me a work by Louise Bourgeois. I never realised that sculpture could move me, and I was so affected by this piece that I bought it. It was a lot of money.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

The fact that I might wake up early.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

A headmaster said I was a complete washout and I would never be any good for anything.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

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