The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?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.
Judith Clark, on whom I based my character in the prison trilogy. She has served over 35 years and turned herself around. She is an inspiration.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗
My wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place
Jens Stoltenberg, for the way he united Norway after the massacre on Utøya in 2011.
Anyone who speaks truth to power at the risk of their own safety.
The Obamas are impressive.
An actor. When I was really young, I wanted to be a fishmonger’s wife.
My mother, because I didn’t appreciate until after she’d gone that she was a vulnerable human being. I just expected her to know everything and be everything.
I spent £600 on Rudolf Nureyev’s ballet shoes after he died. He was the biggest idol in my life and influenced me hugely.
I would never have gone on a diet. I would go back with the knowledge that not being perfect is fine.
In some way your life is doubled. You’re you and the other person.
Everything. I’ve one of those brains that doesn’t quieten down.
John Malkovich, Sadie Frost, Sofie Gråbøl, Olly Alexander, Meera Syal, Olivia de Havilland
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