One of the best ways to deal with the peer pressure of the 'Fear of Missing Out' is to opt-out whenever possible.
When I finally got the chance to do 'The People v. O.J. Simpson,' my peers embraced me with the same attitude. They didn't make me feel small or insignificant. They treated me as a peer. It was a wonderful experience.
I have photographed sharks in waters around the globe, and I always want more and yearn to peer deeper into their world. To feed my passion and to raise awareness, I developed a story about sharks for 'National Geographic' magazine.
I look at the world and peer into products and think, 'What's wrong with these products?'
I didn't have a role model. My role model was Michael Jordan. Bad role model for an Indian dude... I didn't have anyone who looked like me. And by the time I was old enough to have what could have been a role model, they were my peers. Aziz Ansari is my peer. Kal Penn is my peer.
I just felt being part of my peer group so strongly. I was immersed in teen culture, but not taken in by it.
The idea of peer critique, of talking about each other's art - I just found it so useless.
Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour, and they are classic excuses.
Despite the efforts of some parents, children still tend to act out the traditional sex roles of our culture. The child's peer group may have more of an influence over this than the parents.
Cinema and the arts invite viewers to focus on a story and, in doing so, peel away its layers and peer into the depths of the human soul.