James Corden: 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 James Corden said elsewhere, not written here

My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Neil Young. Not in that order.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2009 source ↗

Leelee Kimmel American actress and artist

I really admire Meryl Streep. I am a very big Bette Davis fan. And I like Anjelica Huston, who also directs.

Recorded Andrew D. Goulet, Interview, The Harvard Crimson, 5 October 2001 source ↗

Zoe Ball British TV and radio personality

All the NHS workers, care home staff and teachers who are the real superheroes of 2020.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 December 2020 source ↗

Ed Harris American actor and director

My father. He has treated every person he has met with kindness and respect.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗

Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗

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