Omid Djalili: 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 Omid Djalili said elsewhere, not written here

The character of Frasier Crane – he's given me hours of laughter and an appreciation of the finer things in life.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

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Monica Ali British writer, novelist

Clive Stafford Smith. He campaigns for prisoners on death row in the US.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2011 source ↗

Christopher Eccleston English actor

Elsie Eccleston, my mother, for her emotional intelligence, kindness, intense curiosity, and chicken and leek pies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2019 source ↗

Adeel Akhtar British actor

My mum, because she smuggled me into the National Youth Theatre during summer time when my dad didn’t want me to be an actor, and she’s seen everything I’ve done.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 May 2018 source ↗

Sheryl Crow American singer-songwriter

My mother, because now I have two sons and I have help around me – including my family – I can't imagine having four little ones under the age of nine, as she did.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2010 source ↗