Dominic Cooper
English actor
Clive Stafford Smith, for his incredible work with the Reprieve charity.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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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.
Malala Yousafzai, Gloria Steinem, Meryl Streep – all suffragettes, in their own way.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 October 2015 source ↗
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Olly Alexander
English singer and actor
Jill Nalder. Lydia West played her character in It’s a Sin. She was on the wards with nurses caring for patients who were dying [of Aids] when lots of people wouldn’t go near them.
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman
Any person trying to uplift mankind.
Mary Berry
English food writer and television presenter
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They are inspirational. They are going to take on a great responsibility and are preparing themselves for it.
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