Jeremy Renner
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
to heal itself, to hurt itself, whatever. But it's pretty, pretty amazing what the mind can do.
It's hard to know. I mean, that's why I had to reflect. One thing that was very cathartic about this book is just reflecting back on what prepared me for that situation. I've been in, not near-death experience situations before, but I've been in like... You do your own stuff. Yeah. And I've always been challenged and I've always come out clear-headed in all those adrenaline rush situations.
It's hard to know. I mean, that's why I had to reflect. One thing that was very cathartic about this book is just reflecting back on what prepared me for that situation. I've been in, not near-death experience situations before, but I've been in like... You do your own stuff. Yeah. And I've always been challenged and I've always come out clear-headed in all those adrenaline rush situations.
It's hard to know. I mean, that's why I had to reflect. One thing that was very cathartic about this book is just reflecting back on what prepared me for that situation. I've been in, not near-death experience situations before, but I've been in like... You do your own stuff. Yeah. And I've always been challenged and I've always come out clear-headed in all those adrenaline rush situations.
So it's hard to know because that's how I've always been. I like roller coasters, but I'm not like a thrill junkie, really, right? I'm not like an adrenaline junkie. But I just know how my mind reacts in those situations. I'm always very, very clear-headed about it. and an actionable person. So that helped. And then, you know, there was like breathing. Breathing was like you say meditation.
So it's hard to know because that's how I've always been. I like roller coasters, but I'm not like a thrill junkie, really, right? I'm not like an adrenaline junkie. But I just know how my mind reacts in those situations. I'm always very, very clear-headed about it. and an actionable person. So that helped. And then, you know, there was like breathing. Breathing was like you say meditation.
So it's hard to know because that's how I've always been. I like roller coasters, but I'm not like a thrill junkie, really, right? I'm not like an adrenaline junkie. But I just know how my mind reacts in those situations. I'm always very, very clear-headed about it. and an actionable person. So that helped. And then, you know, there was like breathing. Breathing was like you say meditation.
Well, I was in Lamaze class when I was 12 years old, when my mom was pregnant. So, and that all Lamaze is, is preparation for birthing a child. Mitigating, you know, pain, managing your pain, As you, you know, it's very, very painful for a woman as she's giving birth. So you use these short breaths and all these sort of things.
Well, I was in Lamaze class when I was 12 years old, when my mom was pregnant. So, and that all Lamaze is, is preparation for birthing a child. Mitigating, you know, pain, managing your pain, As you, you know, it's very, very painful for a woman as she's giving birth. So you use these short breaths and all these sort of things.
Well, I was in Lamaze class when I was 12 years old, when my mom was pregnant. So, and that all Lamaze is, is preparation for birthing a child. Mitigating, you know, pain, managing your pain, As you, you know, it's very, very painful for a woman as she's giving birth. So you use these short breaths and all these sort of things.
You're mentally feeding them ice chips and keeping their attention away from their cervix, right? And do all these sort of things. I learned that at 12. I didn't know that that was going to save my life on the ice as I got ran over by a snowcat, right? But that was huge in it. That's all I was trying to do. Look, if you can't breathe, what are you going to do? Look for your next breath.
You're mentally feeding them ice chips and keeping their attention away from their cervix, right? And do all these sort of things. I learned that at 12. I didn't know that that was going to save my life on the ice as I got ran over by a snowcat, right? But that was huge in it. That's all I was trying to do. Look, if you can't breathe, what are you going to do? Look for your next breath.
You're mentally feeding them ice chips and keeping their attention away from their cervix, right? And do all these sort of things. I learned that at 12. I didn't know that that was going to save my life on the ice as I got ran over by a snowcat, right? But that was huge in it. That's all I was trying to do. Look, if you can't breathe, what are you going to do? Look for your next breath.
You need to breathe. I saw my eye. I worry about that later. I saw my twisted legs. I'll worry about that later. That'll hurt. Then I have to find my next breath or this is all, I'm a goner, right? Everything will start failing. I'll lose consciousness. My organs will fail. I'm dead. So, you know, yeah, there's a lot of things I think prepared me, but I can only reflect.
You need to breathe. I saw my eye. I worry about that later. I saw my twisted legs. I'll worry about that later. That'll hurt. Then I have to find my next breath or this is all, I'm a goner, right? Everything will start failing. I'll lose consciousness. My organs will fail. I'm dead. So, you know, yeah, there's a lot of things I think prepared me, but I can only reflect.
You need to breathe. I saw my eye. I worry about that later. I saw my twisted legs. I'll worry about that later. That'll hurt. Then I have to find my next breath or this is all, I'm a goner, right? Everything will start failing. I'll lose consciousness. My organs will fail. I'm dead. So, you know, yeah, there's a lot of things I think prepared me, but I can only reflect.
I can't say for certainty, right? How could we? But yeah, I think there were a lot of things that prepared me, but it was definitely the mental thing. But through anything, you know, even into the recovery, it's like the only thing you have control of is your perception of something. That is it. You think you can control your body. You think you can control something.
I can't say for certainty, right? How could we? But yeah, I think there were a lot of things that prepared me, but it was definitely the mental thing. But through anything, you know, even into the recovery, it's like the only thing you have control of is your perception of something. That is it. You think you can control your body. You think you can control something.
I can't say for certainty, right? How could we? But yeah, I think there were a lot of things that prepared me, but it was definitely the mental thing. But through anything, you know, even into the recovery, it's like the only thing you have control of is your perception of something. That is it. You think you can control your body. You think you can control something.
But it starts with your brain and your mind and your spirit of what you believe in, how you see something is all in your control. And I'm not like the half glass, half empty kind of dude, right? But it's a version of that. I could have whined and complained and like, oh God, I'm never going to work again as an actor. None of that, I didn't care about any of that, right? That had no value to me.