Roger Moore: 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 Roger Moore said elsewhere, not written here

Nelson Mandela.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

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Jason Byrne Irish comedian

My mother, because she raised all of us. I do have a dad, but in those days dads never helped with the kids.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2012 source ↗

Chris Ware American artist

For intellect: Art Spiegelman. For art: Robert Crumb. For poetry and vision: Gary Panter. For decency: Barack Obama. For genuine goodness: Charles Burns. For genius: Charlie Kaufman. For soulfulness and love: Lynda Barry. For words: Zadie Smith. For unique life's work and superhuman effort expended: Ira Glass, Dave Eggers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2012 source ↗

Rebecca Front English actress, writer and comedian

Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2015 source ↗

Sharon Stone

I’m astounded by the young activists, ecologists, poets, movement leaders, peaceful marchers, change makers everywhere. It’s like watching a garden bloom.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2021 source ↗