Jonathan Safran Foer: 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 Jonathan Safran Foer said elsewhere, not written here

It's not a competition.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

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Annie Mac Irish broadcaster and DJ

My parents, for still being in love after 40 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 May 2010 source ↗

Helena Bonham Carter Actor

My mother. She’s 85 and rather than diminishing with age, she keeps surprising and growing more marvelous. She finds fun when most are jaded, wonder when most are cynical, and is curious when most are bored. She gave me life and continues to show me how to live it daily. And I know that everyone who meets her thinks the same.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2020 source ↗

Dermot O'Leary British-Irish television presenter

My parents for the roots; my old parish priest, Father Arthur Barrow, for the fire and the reason; Richard Curtis for the drive and humanity; and, for living in the public eye with principles, George Clooney.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2014 source ↗

Kirsty Wark Scottish journalist and television presenter