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Jeremy Renner is opening up about his life since recovering from his near-fatal snowplow accident that left him in critical condition at the beginning of the year. While talking with CNN this week, the Avengers star revealed, "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."
He went on to add that his time feels "more valuable" since enduring the near-death experience. “I was really clear about how I want to spend my time, and who I want to spend my time with,” Renner said. “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.”
"There is a lot of gifts that I received because of it,” Renner said. “When you’re tested physically, emotionally, spiritually, in every way, and then to come through it, that’s something hard to explain." The actor added, "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.”