Jeremy Renner, Joe Rogan Agree on This One Critical Thing

Joe Rogan shared the obvious with guest Jeremy Renner this week.

Without modern medicine, the 54-year-old actor wouldn’t have survived his Jan. 1 2023 snow plow accident. Renner’s remarkable recovery became headline news for weeks, and the star’s transparent account of his rehabilitation proved inspiring to many.

Now, he’s captured that recovery in the memoir “My Next Breath,” released today on Amazon and other booksellers.

This retelling is not merely a gruesome account of what happened to him; it’s a call to action and a forged companionship between reader and author as Jeremy recounts his recovery journey and reflects on the impact of his suffering. Ultimately, Jeremy’s memoir is a testament to the human spirit and its capacity to endure, evolve, and find purpose in the face of unimaginable adversity.

Renner held little back during his Rogan chat, with the duo bonding over fitness, sacrifice and more. One area where they both found common ground? The need for adversity.

Or, to put it another way, suffering.

No, Renner isn’t happy he faced a near-fatal accident. His recovery taught him the power of setting goals, pushing past expectations and a life lived in full.

That’s often out of reach in our creature comfort world, the two said.

“Look, I think people need to suffer. It’s an actual requirement of life. It is the fiber, the DNA of love. Real love and true love … can’t exist without suffering,” Renner said. “Suffering doesn’t have to be looked at as a negative thing. It could be looked at as a beautiful thing. It’s where real love comes out of.”

“We suffer at the hard times and they’re the building blocks to who we are” Renner continued.

“It builds resilience. It builds character.” Rogan said.

“You need to suffer, you’re never going to appreciate this life. And either you voluntarily suffer or you will suffer involuntarily because life, regular life, will make you suffer.” Rogan said.

“If you look at life today and if you look at society today, we have unprecedented levels of depression and unprecedented levels of anxiety and unhappiness. Yet it’s probably the safest time ever. And it’s probably the easiest time ever” Rogan said.

“There’s this narrative that people have to constantly seek comfort, to seek vacation and relaxation and retirement and all this bull****.” Rogan said.

Post-accident, Renner stares down excuses for acts that could make his life better.

“If I don’t want to do it, I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m going to do it. Don’t even think about it, just go do it,” Renner said.

“You’ve got to conquer your inner bitch,” Rogan added.

Renner, a two-time Oscar nominee, is best known of late for portraying Hawkeye in multiple MCU adventures and the standalone Disney+ TV series.