Well, here’s a story that’s the epitome of “Don’t try this at home.”
Of course, you know that Jeremy Renner is very, very lucky to be alive after being run over by a snowplow at the top of 2023. In his recently released memoir My Next Breath, the Oscar-nominated actor claimed that he quite literally experienced death itself at the time of the accident.
In a recent appearance on Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, Jeremy went deeper into what he experienced during that moment — and, shockingly, it sounds like almost dying was a friggin’ blast through his lens.
“It’s a wonderful, wonderful relief to be removed from your body,” he said. “It is the most exhilarating peace you could ever feel.” OK…tell me more.
“You don’t see anything but what’s in your mind’s eye. Like, you’re the atoms of who you are, the DNA, your spirit. It’s the highest adrenaline rush, but the peace that comes with it…it’s magnificent. It’s so magical.”
What’s more, after supposedly experiencing death, Jeremy claims that when he was eventually brought back to life he found himself wanting to stay dead. Yes, really.
“I didn’t want to come back,” he said. “I remember I was brought back and I was so pissed off. I came back, I’m like, ‘Aww!’ I came back and saw [my] eyeball and I’m like, ‘Oh shit, I’m back.’ Saw my legs. I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s gonna hurt later.’ I’m like, ‘All right, let me continue to breathe.’”
Make no mistake, though — the overall experience made Jeremy happy to be alive and living life when all was said and done, as he said he’s now “able to be back here and live it on my terms as the captain of my own ship. And get on it or off it, I don’t give a fuck. I’m going to live life on my own terms and for nobody else. [It’s] very clear. The white noise is ripped away.”
Wowsers. What else is there to say to all of that? You can listen to his entire chat with Kelly right here.