Kirsty Wark
Scottish journalist and television presenter
People in their 80s who are still volunteering and giving to the community.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Question
Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
Question
What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
Question
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
Question
When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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.
Paul Irons, the deputy head at my school, Fernwood comprehensive. He was an inspiration, and still is.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 March 2018 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 406 →
Sheridan Smith
English actress and singer
Dolly Parton – she worked her way up from nothing.
Stephen Fry
Actor, writer and broadcaster
Probably Daniel Barenboim. His blend of insane talent, intellect, and profound humanitarianism is one that comes along very, very rarely. I would put Martina Navratilova and Stephen Sondheim in a tie for second.
Sally Field
Actor
Malala Yousafzai, Martina Navratilova, Misty Copeland, and Hillary Clinton.
More from Vicky McClure
View profile →To my teachers, for not paying attention.
Definitely a Carpenters track.
I wasted a year doing nothing at 18. I got with a guy and just wanted to hang out. It didn’t do me any favours.
Christmas Day in Nottingham. I am happiest when I am with all of my family, and last year Jonny and I got engaged.
More on values & belief
- What is the trait you most deplore in others? 197 answers
- What is something everyone in your world agrees about that you think is wrong? 79 answers
- What are you unwilling to optimise? 30 answers
- What have you come to understand about what it means to be human? 14 answers
- What is the most overrated virtue? 10 answers
- What do you need to believe in order to get through the day? 9 answers
Also answered this
Zoë Wanamaker, Tim Minchin, Samuel West, Rory Kinnear, Rob Brydon, Maxine Peake
Search the directory for somebody in particular.
Explore further
- All values & belief questions
- The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
- Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject