Roger Moore: 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 Roger Moore said elsewhere, not written here

Nelson Mandela.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

Others on this question

Anyone who can laugh at themselves.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2013 source ↗

Billie Piper English actress and former singer

My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2011 source ↗

Sam Shepard American playwright and actor

That's a hard one. All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Márquez.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2014 source ↗

Samantha Morton British actress

Harry apart, Michael Fassbender, because his acting is beyond my comprehension and I find him absolutely fearless and inspirational.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2012 source ↗

This morning in bed.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

Pain of any sort.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

Being with those that I love, and they have no problems.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2008 source ↗

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