Gayle King
Broadcaster
Oprah Winfrey. She always does the right thing—even when no one is looking.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Question
When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
Question
What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
Question
What do you value most in your friends?
Relationships
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.
Any cancer survivor.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2011 source ↗
Others on this question
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Rob Delaney
American comedian and actor
Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.
Vinnie Jones
English professional footballer and actor
David Attenborough, because he gets to do all the things with wildlife that I dream of.
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View profile →The 60s at the University of California at Santa Barbara weren’t bad.
Personal: health. Globally: nuclear weapons.
If I haven’t seen them in years and yet can pick up conversation like it was yesterday.
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