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.
Clive Stafford Smith. He campaigns for prisoners on death row in the US.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2011 source ↗
Jason Queally, a former teammate. He is older than me and was Olympic champion in Sydney. The way he mentored me, even though he knew I would be a rival, was amazing.
Peter Tatchell is a person very worthy of admiration, but few ever seem to acknowledge him as such.
Johnny Mathis - he is so perfect.
My mum [the actor, Sally Dynevor] in so many ways. She is the real definition of a superwoman to me.
Hayley Squires, Ethan Hawke, Maggie O'Farrell, Meera Syal, Judith Kerr, Anne Enright
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