Burt Reynolds: 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 Burt Reynolds said elsewhere, not written here

My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗

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Nicholas Hoult English actor

Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2010 source ↗

Rose Tremain English writer

Meryl Streep. For all her truthful and perfected offerings that have taken me to an “elsewhere”, in which my mind could feel both soothed and stimulated.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2022 source ↗

DJ Khaled

Jay Z. He’s a mogul. He’s a Sagittarius like me. I love his business moves.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2016 source ↗

Chris Hoy British track cyclist, 1994–2013

Jason Queally, a former teammate. He is older than me and was Olympic champion in Sydney. The way he mentored me, even though he knew I would be a rival, was amazing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗