James Norton
English actor
Greta Thunberg, for obvious reasons.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is your greatest fear?
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What do you value most in your friends?
Relationships
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.
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My wife – for her intelligence, talent, ability to survive this business and be such a fantastic mother to our two kids. (Of course, I have to say that, because she’s sitting right here.)
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 November 2018 source ↗
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Hillary Clinton – people make her responsible for what Bill did, but she’s just as innocent as I was when my husband cheated on me.
Joe Wicks
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My mum was only 17 when she had my brother, and 19 when she had me. She was learning the ropes as she went along, and had a heroin addict boyfriend, which wasn’t easy.
My wife (Borat voice).
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Before I knew what being an actor was, I wanted to be one.
A family dinner. Candlelight. Lots of laughs.
Lying. Let’s not call it “untruthful.” Or “factually inaccurate.” I don’t even call it bullshit, because I like bulls. And bulls need to shit. So you can’t hold that against them. Let’s call it what it is: lying.
Food in a sink drain.
They want nothing but friendship.
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