Jeremy Renner Gives Update on What His Life Looks Like as He Nears the One Year Anniversary of His Near Fatal Accident

On New Year’s Day at the start of this year, it was reported that Marvel actor Jeremy Renner was in a horrific snow plow accident, which almost took his life. Since recovering, he has made many posts about the physical trauma he endured, and also sat down with Diane Sawyer to talk about the impact of the near-death experience. Now, almost 11 months later, Renner has given another update about his life in the last year, telling CNN:

“I just feel very blessed and very lucky to be upright and walk around and to live life. I’m very, very clear. My life is really lean, if that makes sense. There’s no fat in my life anymore. I don’t have time for that. So, there’s something really beautiful about having that superpower. I was really clear about how I want to spend my time, and who I want to spend my time with. This to me feels like family, sort of lifestyle things we talk about all the time. And then we have the spirit itself, it’s much more the shared experience. And that to me is where I want to spend my time.”

He went on to add:

“There is a lot of gifts that I received because of it. When you’re tested physically, emotionally, spiritually, in every way, and then to come through it, that’s something hard to explain. Perseverance. Strength. It’s all a mental game. I put it in my back pocket now. I know how to deal with pain. It’s all mind. It’s all in the mind. If you can sift through the fog of it all, I am very blessed.”

He certainly is lucky to have had neighbors that came to his timely rescue, as well as doctors who helped him, and a strong will to survive the ordeal. Renner’s current series, Rennervations, is available to watch on Disney+, as are his Marvel films, where he plays Hawkeye/Clint Barton.