The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?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.
I'm a great admirer of Tony Benn -he's one of the few politicians who speaks his mind.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.
Just look at a Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa and Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela, and you’ll see that one of the outstanding characteristics of each one of these is how they have poured themselves out prodigally on behalf of others, of their being so utterly selfless.
Angelina Jolie, because she really seems to get shit done.
Filippo Grandi, United Nations Refugee Agency high commissioner.
Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.
Something by Nick Drake.
To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'
As an honest man.
To stand up tall and aim for what you want.
Adeel Akhtar, Elaine Paige, Pedro Almodóvar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Loach, Sally Field
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