kd lang: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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 kd lang said elsewhere, not written here

My mother. I am always fascinated by her, and I get schooled every time I’m around her.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

View all 403 →

Tina Fey

Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗

John Bishop English comedian and actor

Bob Geldof, because he changed the perception of what people should do when they see a situation of need.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2013 source ↗

John Lewis U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966

Barack Obama, because he believed he could be president of the United States, and he succeeded. He was kind, and he tried to set a high standard of leadership.

Recorded Vanity Fair, Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 6 December 2019 source ↗

Belinda Carlisle American singer

Pamela Anderson, because I love her strength and honesty and vulnerability at the same time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2023 source ↗