“Avengers” star Jeremy Renner made his first red carpet appearance since being crushed by a snow plow and breaking more than 30 bones.
Renner made his triumphant return Tuesday for the premiere of his upcoming Disney + series “Rennervations.” Accompanied by his 10-year-old daughter Ava, the pair donned matching blue outfits as they celebrated the occasion, according to People. Renner used a cane to make his way past the crowd of excited fans. “I’m overflowing with gratitude and excitement unlike [anything] I’ve felt in a very, very long time, you know?” Renner said to People. “Because it’s not a movie that I’m promoting, It’s not a show, it’s my, it’s my life, man, this is what I do,” he said.
The 52-year-old actor took a moment to acknowledge the impactful moment.
“My breath is taken away by how honored I am that we’re even here even talking about it, you know what I mean?” he said.
Renner discussed the journey that led to this proud moment.
“We had people calling me crazy a good five years ago, like, ‘What are you gonna do with all these trucks?’ Like, ‘Trust me, I’ve got a good idea,'” Renner told People.
“I had a vision, but it took a lot of people to help me with the vision though you know? It seems so easy in my brain. Oh, yeah. Right. Yeah, the idea is easy,” Renner said.
“The idea is the easy part, Geez Louise.”
The famous actor reflected on the significance of this moment, noting he was lucky to be alive after enduring the near-fatal accident on New Year’s Day.
He mentioned this was the “first time to kind of get out of my bed and out of rehab and, you know, to be on my feet and be out in the world.”
“It’s intense, you know, for me, it’s a lot, but it’s a step in the direction I want to be going, right? And this is exactly what I want to be doing and exactly where I want my life to be right now,” Renner said to People.
Renner said Ava was an integral part of his show. (RELATED: Jeremy Renner Says His Eye ‘Did Pop Out’ During Horrific Snowplow Accident)
“My daughter is a big part of the design on some of these, on these buses and these ideas, she’s been a big part of that narrative on the show, but also in the behind the scenes of it all,” he said.
Renner drew attention to the special family moment.
“It’s great to be doing something you love to do with people you love. That, to me, is like what Heaven is,” he said.