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.
My brother, Michael. He is an academic and has devoted his life to scholarship; my life seems trivial by comparison. Bastard.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗
Gloria Steinem, because her whole life has been spent trying to help people.
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.
My mother. She’s 85 and rather than diminishing with age, she keeps surprising and growing more marvelous. She finds fun when most are jaded, wonder when most are cynical, and is curious when most are bored. She gave me life and continues to show me how to live it daily. And I know that everyone who meets her thinks the same.
David Spade’s assistant.
I Will Remember You, by Sarah McLachlan. That’ll choke the bastards up if nothing else will.
Worrying about insomnia.
Still being in work. And my vineyards; they’re beautiful.
My complete ineptitude at sport.
Jessica Hynes, Jennifer Hudson, Reggie Yates, Kelsey Grammer, Ben Kingsley, Billie Piper
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