Richard Dreyfuss is battling viral bronchitis right now and he was forced to cancel an appearance at the SharkCon event this weekend.

The Jaws stars was expected to appear at the event to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary and participate in autograph signings and photo ops.

Richard shared a video with SharkCon, which was posted to the event’s Instagram page, that appears to have been taken from his hospital bed.

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“I’ve been told by my doctors I cannot fly, and I would have to fly five hours to get there,” he said. “I’m terribly sorry because I had planned to be there and had been looking forward to it. But I’m unable to do so. I don’t want to get anyone else sick, and I don’t want to get sicker myself. I feel terrible about not showing up, and I [would] feel worse about exposing you to this apparently very viral illness. But there will be other times, and I will make it my business to show up.”

He jokingly added at the end, “I want to wish you all good luck and happiness. And I want you all to feel very sorry for me. And very sorry for yourselves. I’m in a lot of pain. And that has to come first — my health. And I feel very good about having the time and enough health.”

Fans who paid to meet Richard at the event were automatically refunded.