Phil Daniels: 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 Phil Daniels said elsewhere, not written here

My mum – she's in her 90s, lives on her own, is lucid, wise and funny. And knows what a selfie is.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Sickeningly, it’s probably my wife, because she’s a legend.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 February 2026 source ↗

Kelsey Grammer American actor

Putin. Because he is so comfortably who he is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2016 source ↗

Laura Kenny English cyclist

Stephen Hawking: what he does is incredible. My nan died of motor neurone disease, which he has.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2017 source ↗

Florence Welch British singer

My little sister Grace. In all the ways in which I am not capable or grounded or calm, she is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2015 source ↗

When I was a kid, I ran everywhere, pretending I was in the Olympics, and would always sprint the last 20 yards home to win gold.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

Still doing what I love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

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