Gerard Butler has confessed that his time in Hollywood has not been without its fair share of injuries.
In conversation with his Den of Thieves 2: Pantera costar O'Shea Jackson Jr., the actor admitted that his time working on 300 came with battle wounds.
"I remember every day somebody was getting taken to the hospital," Butler claimed to People.
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Gerard Butler in the film 300. (Warner Bros)"You'd be doing a fight, you turn around, there's a guy down there, a spear went in his eye. Another time, you turn around, there's a guy over there who just fell, broke his ankle. I mean, it was insane."
Butler didn't share any of his personal injuries, but he did open up about "getting taken down by a huge set of waves" while making 2012's Chasing Mavericks.
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Despite learning how to surf ahead of the film's production, the actor revealed he "almost drowned" during one scene.
"I thought I was done. They had to take me out, take me to hospital, put me out, give me the defibrillator. I mean, it was intense," Butler shared.
Butler with his Den of Thieves 2: Pantera costar O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Getty Images for Lionsgate)The actor also recalled being in a car crash with Pierce Brosnan, "James Bond himself," who " drove me straight into a wall."
"And this thing was supposed to stop as he was supposed to slam the brakes," Butler added.
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"We hit a wall on a rooftop, three-foot-high wall, full speed, in a Range Rover. It destroyed my neck, and it was after 300. I was already so beaten up in 300."
"And I spent a day filming in the Icelandic Sea, got basically hypothermia there, overheat(ed) once in Montreal doing a movie," explaining many of his work-related injuries.
Butler said his stunt work is "awesome". (Getty)"They put wetsuits on us, but then we had to put our whole costume on, and it was 110 degrees. And we were in that all day ... and we're still having to perform so many things."
Despite being "rushed to hospital" due to his acting injuries, Butler said his stunt work is "awesome," adding he "wouldn't change it for the world."
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