Steven Spielberg took the stage at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Wednesday to introduce “ Jaws : The Exhibition”: the largest exhibit to ever dive deep on the blockbuster film.

After an introduction from museum president Amy Homma and a live performance of John Williams’ iconic theme by the Hollywood Scoring Orchestra, Spielberg stepped up to the podium, amusingly admitting, “Because I didn’t come prepared in 1974 to make ‘Jaws’ — or not prepared well enough — I decided to risk it again and not come prepared with any remarks today to talk to you about, so I’m empty-handed except with a collection of memories stimulated just in the last hour and a half by walking through the exhibition that they have so ingeniously assembled.”

He continued with admiration fo

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