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VALERIE: Ron often asked me to do very dangerous things
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Playing with Sharks

Ron often asked me to dovery dangerous things. He used to call me...

VALERIE: Ron often asked me to do
very dangerous things. He used to call me sometimes
"Give-it-a-go-Valerie," whether I was cooking a new food or

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VALERIE: Ron often asked me to do very dangerous things.
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He used to call me sometimes "Give-it-a-go-Valerie,"
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whether I was cooking a new food or...
Duration
11 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:08
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure
Production
National Geographic,WildBear Entertainment,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Pioneering scuba diver Valerie Taylor, who has dedicated her life to exposing the myth surrounding our fear of sharks.
I wouldn't say I thought I was a Bond girl. - Playing with Sharks 00:08
I wouldn't say I thought I was a Bond girl.
Ron was always wanting new camera equipment. - Playing with Sharks 00:15
Ron was always wanting new camera equipment.
We did whatever we could to make a living - Playing with Sharks 00:06
We did whatever we could to make a living
Do you want me to feed those little tiny fish, - Playing with Sharks 00:05
Do you want me to feed those little tiny fish,
We'll look for the tiny yellow shells in the dendrophilia. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
We'll look for the tiny yellow shells in the dendrophil...
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) - Playing with Sharks 00:38
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
One thing we did copy a little bit from Captain Jacques, - Playing with Sharks 00:17
One thing we did copy a little bit from Captain Jacques,
JEREMIAH: The Taylors were out there doing their thing. - Playing with Sharks 00:16
JEREMIAH: The Taylors were out there doing their thing.
VALERIE: Very little was known around the world about sharks - Playing with Sharks 00:13
VALERIE: Very little was known around the world about sharks
It was like, "Oh, it will do this." And be a great scientist. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
It was like, "Oh, it will do this." And be a great...
But you still haven't seen it underwater in action. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
But you still haven't seen it underwater in action.
The first great white shark I saw - Playing with Sharks 00:14
The first great white shark I saw
After that, I never missed a trip to go out and see sharks. - Playing with Sharks 00:13
After that, I never missed a trip to go out and see sharks.
We were both always thinking of ways to find an area where there's good sharks. - Playing with Sharks 00:06
We were both always thinking of ways to find an area where t...
Marion Reef is in the middle of the Coral Sea. - Playing with Sharks 00:10
Marion Reef is in the middle of the Coral Sea.
So we baited up and we realized this was a good spot to film. - Playing with Sharks 00:12
So we baited up and we realized this was a good spot to film...
VALERIE: So we got to know them better than most other animals. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
VALERIE: So we got to know them better than most other anima...
Next year we went back, - Playing with Sharks 00:08
Next year we went back,
They knew there'd be food, and we realized a shark can learn. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
They knew there'd be food, and we realized a shark can ...
And you can teach one a very simple trick very quickly if you want to. - Playing with Sharks 00:06
And you can teach one a very simple trick very quickly if yo...