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.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗
Murray Perahia, because he is a great pianist, and temporarily lost the use of one hand, which prevented him from playing. His courage was beyond description.
The missus. She is the glamour mamma mia at the top of our feudal pyramid. We all live together, so she’s a full-time grandmother and rules the roost. How she steered us through lockdown was extraordinary.
President Jimmy Carter, for his single-handedness in working to eradicate the guinea worm.
Julie Hesmondhalgh – she’s the kindest, brightest, most truthful woman. She’s so talented, works hard, cares about the right things, puts her energy in the right places. I adore her.
Dishonesty and being late for appointments.
The fact that sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.
A big loaded baked potato and a good book with time to eat it and read it.
Flipping my wig.
Well, I’m proud of all of them. I think the one that’s most personal to me is the lil’ Coat of Many Colors, because it talks about my mom, my parents, and kind of gives you an insight. It also covers bullying, acceptance and all that.
Singing onstage—and everyone walking around me saying, “Look how happy she looks.”
Ruth Jones, Jane Asher, Julian Clary, Isla Fisher, Audra McDonald, Rose Ayling-Ellis
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