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Jeremy Renner<\/strong><\/a> took some time to recall his 2023 snowplow accident that left him in critical condition<\/a> and lucky to be alive.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember my head cracking on the thing and it just pressing on me\u2014it\u2019s exactly like you think it would feel. An immovable object and a crushing force, and something\u2019s gotta give,\u201d Jeremy, 53, told Men\u2019s Health<\/em><\/a> in an article published on Tuesday, June 25.<\/p>\n The Avengers<\/em> star continued and described the moment he felt the bones in his face break.<\/p>\n \u201cThank God my skull didn\u2019t fully give. And then it kept going,\u201d Jeremy said. \u201cCheekbone broke, eye socket broke, and then from the crushing of getting run over by the machine, my eye bulged out.<\/a> I could see my left eyeball with my right eyeball.\u201d<\/p>\n The Hawkeye<\/em> actor said that he was \u201cscreaming for breath\u201d as he worked to use his stomach muscles to inhale. Jeremy also described the moment he looked down and saw his leg \u201ctwisted like a pretzel\u201d and how he thought the injury was minor enough at first that he\u2019d be able to continue his plans for the day.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m thinking, \u2018Ooo, s\u2013t, that\u2019s gonna hurt later. Ooo, that\u2019s my eyeball \u2014 that\u2019s kinda weird! I\u2019m like, s\u2013t, I wonder if this breathing trouble is just a cramp. Let me just get this breathing right, and then I can go tell the family we\u2019re not going skiing today,\u2019\u201d Jeremy recalled. \u201cThe EMTs arrived and I thought, \u2018I have to give my body up to them, because I\u2019m cooked. I\u2019m not getting up. These aren\u2019t just cramps. I\u2019m not gonna walk back down the driveway to see my family.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Jeremy became emotional when he described the moment the magnitude of the situation fully hit him, as well.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not gonna take my daughter skiing today. Or all the kids that were waiting for me. I can\u2019t kid myself anymore,\u201d the Arrival<\/em> star remembered thinking. \u201cI have to give it up and just focus on breathing. Focus on breathing. Focus on breathing.\u201d<\/p>\n Ultimately, the Mayor of Kingstown<\/em> star had \u201c38+\u201d broken bones that included, six broken ribs in 14 places, eye socket, jaw and mandible broken and a broken tibia in his left leg. His injuries required him to recover in the hospital for over two weeks<\/a>, but he said that he received visits and calls from some of his superhero friends.<\/p>\n Anthony Mackie<\/strong>, who plays Falcon in the Marvel cinematic universe, was by Jeremy\u2019s side within days of the accident. He also received visits from Ant Man\u2019s<\/em> Paul Rudd<\/strong> and Sam Rockwell<\/strong>, who played Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2<\/em>, and Iron Man\u2019s<\/em> Robert Downey Jr.<\/strong> FaceTimed him repeatedly during his stay.<\/p>\n Jeremy also touched on his friendships with his costars, including Robert, 59, and said that they were as close in real life as they appeared to be on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, f\u2013k yeah, it\u2019s a real thing\u2014it\u2019s not just for Instagram. We f\u2013kin\u2019 hate that s\u2013t,\u201d Jeremy told the publication. \u201cWe have a family chat and have for a long time. When you work with people \u2014 look, we all went through a culturally significant experience together. And there\u2019s divorces and marriages and babies; a lot of stuff happened in these 12 years. In the films, we look like we\u2019re at a costume party, and there\u2019s ridiculous props and we\u2019re doing these ridiculous things, but it\u2019s also beautiful because we\u2019re all connected. There\u2019s a brotherhood or sisterhood or whatever the heck you want to call it. I just call it love. I love every one of them. I\u2019d rather go to jail with Downey than go do something amazing by myself. I\u2019d rather get in a car crash with [Chris] Evans<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n