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.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2015 source ↗
My daughter, Lael. She’s fearless and fun. In her eight years, she’s had traumatic events, but still gives hugs.
My dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.
King Charles III, because he’s working hard to save our planet.
Elsie Eccleston, my mother, for her emotional intelligence, kindness, intense curiosity, and chicken and leek pies.
Townes Van Zandt’s To Live Is To Fly.
I love being a father. I think there’s a great lie that we tell kids that pleasure creates happiness. Young people think: “Oh, if I get this, I’ll be happy.” But in a lot of ways it’s meeting your responsibilities that makes you happy. For me, I’ve just found that feeling like I’ve done a good job with the kids is a real source of happiness for me.
Too many things to mention.
Words like achievement make me want to puke.
Now. It would be corny if I say why.
Worrying about my kids.
Adeel Akhtar, Alice Eve, Alison Steadman, Angus Deayton, Anna Paquin, Anne-Marie Duff
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