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 Their responses ranged from a
focus on climate change to healthcare and social
justice.
Following is a selection of their responses,
which have been edited for length and clarity:
American actor George Clooney: "Get as many
rapid (coronavirus) tests as we can possibly get
that are incredibly accurate so that tomorrow,
within the next six weeks, you could jam
something up your nose like a pregnancy test. If
it turns green, you can go to school or go to a
concert or go - whatever, go to the grocery
store. And if it turns red, you go home...
"Then you have to deal with all of the things
that we dealt with in the middle of all this,
which is racial equality... If COVID wasn't the
main story that would have been our main story
of the year, of course. And I think we could
look at gun violence as well."
Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma: "I would take
every step that's necessary to make sure that
all of the people in my country are safe."
American actor Jamie Foxx: "After party but with
masks on! Big celebration of just life and
humanity but what we really, really need to do
is get this pandemic under control and really
respect it. And what I would tell people, I say,
'You know we talk about God, you know we talk
about Jesus, but I think that Mother Nature is
trying to tell us something, that you're not
bigger than the universe and you have to respect
what's going on and what's happening'."
American actor Kevin Bacon: "The first thing
that I would do as president is listen to
science, and that is a pretty good place to
start."
American singer Josh Groban: "It would be kind
of a neck and neck of social justice and saving
the planet from itself. I think that those are
the two most, most pressing issues of my time."
American actor Leslie Odom Jr: "I'd probably try
to find a way to get everybody some healthcare."
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 American television personality
Ryan Seacrest: "I would say Valentine's Day
should be a holiday."
American musician Will.I.Am: "Zoning, that's the
thing I would look at... I think this is a
recipe for disaster to have this type of zoning
in urban communities where there's liquor stores
next to check cashing, next to bad food, next to
motels, next to schools that are next to strip
clubs. This is a very bad cocktail."
American singer LeAnn Rimes: "I would tackle
hunger and end poverty in this country because
it's very sad, it's sad to see. I know a lot of
people are struggling right now."
English-American filmmaker and actor Alex
Winter: "Climate change, first and foremost,
which would be part and parcel of dealing with a
better pandemic response and Medicare (U.S.
government health insurance) for all."
American actor Tessa Thompson: "Making sure that
people have access to healthcare. I think making
sure that we are not detaining people,
separating children from their families."
British-Nigerian actor David Oyelowo: "Really
put climate change at the top of the agenda. I
think that the pandemic is a precursor to some
of what is ahead for us if we don't really look
after this planet."
American actor Judy Greer: "Before the pandemic,
before all this (when) the world was falling
apart, I would say I always wanted everyone to
have to be a waiter for a month."
(Reporting by Reuters Television, Writing by
Jill Serjeant, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
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