'Jaws’ Star Richard Dreyfuss Admits He Begged for Role After Turning It Down

Richard Dreyfuss revealed he turned down a main role in Jaws, then panicked and asked for it back. In an interview with CBS News in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary, the actor admitted he initially worried about the rigors of the shoot on the waters of Martha’s Vineyard in 1974.

"I turned the film down a couple of times because I was thinking that it was gonna be a b--- to shoot. And I was not wrong!" Dreyfuss, 77, said. “If you had to pick one word to describe the shoot, it was waiting."

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