Richard Wilson: 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 Richard Wilson said elsewhere, not written here

Jeremy Corbyn – for his honesty and the possibilities he offers the Labour party. And he visited the refugees in Calais, so good on him.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

Tim Minchin Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian

Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Maybe if we all admire her hard enough, she’ll live beyond this incredibly disturbing era.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2020 source ↗

Lisa Marie Presley American singer-songwriter

Anyone who lives outside the box.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2012 source ↗

Martin Freeman English actor

It’s hard to beat David Attenborough. Everything he does is quality. I like people who make me proud to be British.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2019 source ↗

Mandela. Also, artists and painters. I admire people who are creative.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗

It’s up to them.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

A new pair of feet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

Recently, while watching Young Musician Of The Year.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

In my early 20s. I did my national service late, in Singapore. It was liberating to be in a new culture.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

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