Lorraine Pascale
British model and cook
Oprah – she's achieved so much.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2014 source ↗
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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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.
Thomas Pynchon, for his sentences.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2011 source ↗
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Ed Harris
American actor and director
My father. He has treated every person he has met with kindness and respect.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗
Maxine Peake
British actress
My grandad for having the courage always to be himself.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2011 source ↗
Dominic West
English actor
Stacey Dooley. She does incredible documentaries – in one, she took spoiled British kids to the Philippines to work in a factory. It’s exactly what my kids need to watch.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 December 2018 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2011 source ↗
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