Dustin Hoffman: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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 Dustin Hoffman said elsewhere, not written here

The Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who is 100 years old and still working.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2009 source ↗

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Eugene Levy Actor and writer

Deborah Divine.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2019 source ↗

Brian Cox Scottish actor

My friend Billy Connolly, for his incredible sense of humour and wit. But greater than that is Billy’s courage and sheer chutzpah, to take his Parkinson’s and make it central to his brilliance as a performer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 July 2016 source ↗

Michelle Visage

Madonna, she is a trailblazer. She changed the face of pop music for women. She did so much for the Aids movement, encouraging people to vote and the voices of LGBTQIA+ people. Fashion icon, music icon – she deserves all the credit.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2024 source ↗

Mary Portas English retail consultant