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.
Elsie Eccleston, my mother, for her emotional intelligence, kindness, intense curiosity, and chicken and leek pies.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2019 source ↗
David Attenborough, because he introduced me to the world.
My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.
My grandmother, Marianne Karlsson.
Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot for advocating that girls be educated.
A little more spiritual enlightenment.
Falling off the stage in the third preview of Macbeth at the RSC.
To my children, because their mum and dad’s relationship failed, and I know that has caused them great sadness.
I think I’ve only really experienced it on a parental level, and it feels like the rhythm of nature.
Now. I am father to Albert, seven, and Esme, six. I’ve never experienced happiness as complete as caring for them.
As a loving father.
Jessica Hynes, Reggie Yates, Jennifer Hudson, Kelsey Grammer, Sam Neill, Ben Kingsley
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