 |
| Peter Bradford Benchley |
Today
is the birthday of an American author Peter Bradford
Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 12, 2006), best known for his novel
Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley
(with Carl Gottlieb) and directed by Steven Spielberg. Several more of his
works were also adapted for cinema, including The Deep and The Island.
Presenting some Quotations : Being Poet
- I dive as much as I can.
- Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth.
- I’m a babe in the woods when it comes to the Internet.
- I don’t believe in blaming inanimate objects for anything.
- Reputations rise and fall almost as regularly as the tides.
- Twenty-five years ago nobody knew much about white sharks.
- I guess I’m a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to be suicidal.
- I’ve never been hurt by a sea creature, except for jellyfish and sea urchins.
- believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs.
- I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don’t think there’s a single writer who influences me.
- If man doesn’t learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct.
- Writing is sweat and drudgery most of the time. And you have to love it in order to endure the solitude and the discipline.
- 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.
No comments:
Post a Comment