Sandy Powell: 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 Sandy Powell said elsewhere, not written here

My friend [art director] Simon Costin who, in 35 years, I’ve never once seen in a bad mood.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2019 source ↗

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Bill Bailey Comedian and musician

Aung San Suu Kyi, for her resilience and determination.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2016 source ↗

Olivia de Havilland Film actress; twice winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress

Nelson Mandela.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2005 source ↗

Roger Moore

Nelson Mandela.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

It’s a tie between Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr., Wole Soyinka, and Oprah Winfrey. All are fearless, all know themselves, all have examined themselves, and all are comfortable with what they have seen.

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