Julia Donaldson: 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 Julia Donaldson said elsewhere, not written here

Harper Lee, for writing To Kill A Mockingbird.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2011 source ↗

Others on this question

Gayle King Broadcaster

Oprah Winfrey. She always does the right thing—even when no one is looking.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2016 source ↗

Elmore Leonard Novelist and screenwriter

Peyton Manning.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2012 source ↗

Philip Treacy Irish-born haute couture milliner

The Queen, because she's kept hats alive in the imagination of people all over the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗

Sister Alice Marie Quinn, who runs St. Vincent Meals on Wheels in Los Angeles.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2010 source ↗

As a child, discovering there was a wonderful thing called countryside.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2011 source ↗

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