Julia Stiles: 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 Julia Stiles said elsewhere, not written here

People I went to school with who have careers as doctors and teachers.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2015 source ↗

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Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast

My parents: they raised me to be the best I can be.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗

Samantha Morton British actress

Harry apart, Michael Fassbender, because his acting is beyond my comprehension and I find him absolutely fearless and inspirational.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2012 source ↗

Pedro Almodóvar Film director

Dr. Pedro Cavadas, a pioneer in face transplants and a specialist in the transplant of severed members. This surgeon from Valencia devotes his summer breaks to travel to Africa and tend to children who have been castrated in tribal conflicts.

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

Björn Ulvaeus Swedish musician

Bill Gates. Not only did he build Microsoft, he went on with his wife to create the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They support the, in my view, single most important factor in making the world a better place – empowerment of women and girls.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2020 source ↗