Los Angeles, April 25
Hollywood star Jeremy Renner has embraced the aches and pains he experiences since his near-fatal accident because it is "awesome" to have recovered as much as he has.
The actor broke 38 bones in his body after being crushed by his snowplough in January 2023.
"My swollen ankles, my back that keeps going out or my jaw that just can't seem to bite down right, it's a great reminder of an attitude that got me to here in the first place. It's awesome. This is why I can't have a bad day. I know what a bad day feels like," he told people.com, reports.
The actor had his chest and leg reconstructed with titanium but airport staff know to turn off metal-detectors in his presence so as not to set off alarms when travelling through security, reports.
He said: "(They know to) switch the buttons on (the machines), so it doesn't go off like 4th of July. I'm not an airport person, but I don't seem to have too many problems. They're pretty in on the joke (if the alarms go off) which is kind of nice."
Renner doesn't always feel "secure" about running these days and was reminded of his "new reality" a few days ago on the set of 'Mayor of Kingstown'.
He said: "Last night, it was dark, and I had to run up this driveway and I had dress shoes on and I'm like, 'Oh, I better put tennis shoes on because I don't feel that safe.' And when you're running, you can't really see the ground and it's kind of a dangerous thing to do anyway when you're not that secure about running.