Everything I've written is based on something that has happened to me or something that I know a great deal about. Peter Benchley basedealgreat Change image and share on social
Twenty-five years ago nobody knew much about white sharks. Peter Benchley agoknowshark Change image and share on social
Writing is sweat and drudgery most of the time. And you have to love it in order to endure the solitude and the discipline. Peter Benchley disciplinedrudgeryendure Change image and share on social
I've never been hurt by a sea creature, except for jellyfish and sea urchins. Peter Benchley creaturehavehurt Change image and share on social
Since writing JAWS, I've been lucky enough to do close to forty television shows about wildlife in the oceans, and yes, I have been attacked by sea creatures once in a while. Peter Benchley attackclosecreature Change image and share on social
We provoke a shark every time we enter the water where sharks happen to be, for we forget: The ocean is not our territory - it's theirs. Peter Benchley enterforgethappen Change image and share on social
I guess I'm a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to be suicidal. Peter Benchley guesshopefuloptimist Change image and share on social
I don't believe in blaming inanimate objects for anything. Peter Benchley blameinanimateobject Change image and share on social
It is not that I don't have a fear of sharks, it is that I have a respect for them, so that I know any more than if I were to go into the jungle, I would have a fear of tigers, that I would try to lower the odds. Peter Benchley fearjunglelow share on social
Fascinations breeds preparedness, and preparedness, survival. Peter Benchley breedfascinationpreparedness Change image and share on social
