He cared very much about sharks. He spent most of his life trying to explain to people that if you are in the ocean, you?re in the shark?s territory, so it behooves you to take precautions. |
Spielberg certainly made the most superb movie; Peter was very pleased. But Peter kept telling people the book was fiction, it was a novel, and that he took no more responsibility for the fear of sharks than Mario Puzo took responsibility for the Mafia. |