Richard Dreyfuss: 'I was a bad guy for a number of years'

His life has been a rollercoaster ever since Jaws. Richard Dreyfuss talks about Hollywood hell-raising, cocaine burnout, his flirting heyday - and the trouble with #MeToo

Don't shoot, I win Oscar." These words, says Richard Dreyfuss, are printed on the shirt he's wearing under his grey jacket. He is at home in San Diego, reclining in a voluminous brown leather armchair. Behind him is a picture of his wife, Svetlana, resting on a shelf beside his Bafta and David di Donatello awards. His Oscar he keeps inside his fridge (I didn't want to brag, but I wanted everyone to know").

The strange story behind Don't shoot, I win Oscar" will be told, but only after Dreyfuss asks Svetlana to do some Googling. I think the best way to do it is Marlene Dietrich," he tells her. Her first film. And then it'll show the name of the guy."