Jeremy Renner gave some insights into the writing process of his new memoir, revealing that he did not believe his narrative was worth publishing.
In a recent interview with CBS Mornings to promote his new book My Next Breath, the 54-year-old actor explained why he chose not to write a book about his near-fatal snowplow accident because he did not want to relive the traumatic occurrence.
"I had written the most of the book by that point. But I really wanted to express why I didn't want to write it: I didn't believe it was worthwhile," Renner said. "I lived it. It was a private occurrence that occurred on my driveway. Why should anyone care about it?
"But the act of writing it is — what I want people to take away from the book [is] getting out of your own way is quite important to achieve and get anything you want in your life, and that's the lesson that I had to learn to get of my own way and share the story because I knew it was valuable," according to him.
"It would be silly of me not to share it," the Hawkeye actor finally concluded.
For those who are unaware, on New Year's Eve 2023, the two-time Oscar nominee was crushed by a seven-ton snowplow outside his Nevada home, breaking many bones and leaving him in serious condition.
Over the last two years, he and his family members have recorded the most of his recuperation.
The morning program urged him to offer "a sense" of what he had felt at the moment of his accident, to which Renner replied, "Well, that's why I didn't want to write the book."
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