Martin Freeman
English actor
It’s hard to beat David Attenborough. Everything he does is quality. I like people who make me proud to be British.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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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.
Desmond Tutu. If there is a God, He must find his Cape Town archbishop a big relief from the humourlessness of pontificating prelates.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2012 source ↗
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Noah Harari
Israeli historian and philosopher
On a personal level, the friend who is a single mum raising two kids by herself during this Covid era. She is a real hero. If a historical personality, I choose Mikhail Gorbachev, who probably saved the world from world war three.
Phil Daniels
English actor and singer
My mum – she's in her 90s, lives on her own, is lucid, wise and funny. And knows what a selfie is.
The sewing-machine repairman at the corner of 107th and Broadway.
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Public catering in the parks, where we lost a tonne of money. Now the public will buy excellent simple, fresh food. All they wanted in the 80s were slimy burgers, Mr Whippy and Coke.
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