Phil Daniels: 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 Phil Daniels said elsewhere, not written here

My mum – she's in her 90s, lives on her own, is lucid, wise and funny. And knows what a selfie is.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

David Hasselhoff American actor, singer, and television personality

My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Frank Cottrell-Boyce British screenwriter, novelist and actor

So many. All childcarers and most primary teachers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2023 source ↗

Belinda Carlisle American singer

Pamela Anderson, because I love her strength and honesty and vulnerability at the same time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2023 source ↗

Andrew Marr British journalist

Probably David Hockney, for achieving a perfect balance of life and work; for making great pictures; being charitable; and remaining bloody-minded.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2012 source ↗

When I was a kid, I ran everywhere, pretending I was in the Olympics, and would always sprint the last 20 yards home to win gold.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

Still doing what I love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

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