Jeremy Renner.Photo: Good Morning America/Twitter
Jeremy Renneris taking ownership of his story.
TheHawkeyeactor, who is still recovering from adevastating Jan. 1 snowplow accidentthat saw him breakmore than 30 bones, toldDiane Sawyerin an interview airing Thursday night on ABC thathe has “shift(ed) the narrativeof being victimized or making a mistake or anything else.”
While his emotional interview with Sawyer, 77, marks his first television appearance since the accident, he has been candid about his rehabilitation on social media.
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Recalling how he “was awake through every moment” of the scary incident, Renner said he “started moving [his] legs” when he had a realization.
“I said, ‘Oh, that one — that one’s really messed up. Oh yeah, that thing’s gonna — that’s gonna be a problem,’ " theHurt Lockeractor told Sawyer.
“I’m thinkin' like, ‘What’s my body look like? Am I just gonna be like a spine in a brain like a science experiment?’ " he said.
“Is that my existence now?” Renner added. “I sorta felt like, ‘What am I — what’s my existence gonna be like?”
Diane Sawyer and Jeremy Renner.ABC News
After he got to the hospital, he told his family, “I’m sorry,” in sign language — and he couldn’t be more thankful for their support.
“This iswhat I talk to my familyabout from all their perspectives, which are horrifying, that I put upon them,” Renner said. “What we just endured.”
“That’s real love. It’s suffering. But that feeds the seeds of what love is,” he added.
Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interviewairs Thursday at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT on ABC.
source: people.com
