Shonda Rhimes: 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 Shonda Rhimes said elsewhere, not written here

Obama. He is a man of integrity and nobody seems to have integrity these days.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

Meera Syal British writer and actress

My parents. They have been the best example of a loving and respectful marriage over 60 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗

Sandy Powell British costume designer

My friend [art director] Simon Costin who, in 35 years, I’ve never once seen in a bad mood.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2019 source ↗

Nicholas Hoult English actor

Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2010 source ↗

Christopher Eccleston English actor

Elsie Eccleston, my mother, for her emotional intelligence, kindness, intense curiosity, and chicken and leek pies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2019 source ↗

People who feed off of their misery. The whiners and complainers.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2017 source ↗

Warm chocolate cake, a gorgeous fire, and Idris Elba. Also, world peace.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 October 2017 source ↗

My ability to make everything about me.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2017 source ↗

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