Yahoo Movies Dylan O’Brien almost quit acting after 'Maze Runner' accident
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Dylan O’Brien has opened up about the on-set accident he suffered during production on Maze Runner: The Death Cure, admitting that it was so traumatic he almost quit acting altogether.
O’Brien was hit by a stunt car while filming the final installment to the series. His injuries included facial fractures, a concussion, and brain trauma. After several months, O’Brien was able to return to work, and eventually finished filming on The Death Cure.
During his appearance on Variety’s The Big Ticket with Marc Malkin, O’Brien said that he had a “really hard comeback” after the accident, especially because so much trust had been broken.
"I loved what I did. I loved being on set, it was my favourite place in the world. I loved my crew. My crews are my families, my life, my worlds. I put my trust into them and I think that was a piece of what made it so hard, having that so viciously and scarily broken one time."
It was at this point that he said the incident “completely rewired” how he felt about shooting, before the admitted that there was even a point where he believed he’d never take part in a production again.
O’Brien made enough of a recovery to return to filming, although he is now, understandably, “hyper vigilant,” especially when it comes to stunt work and action scenes.
“Even to this day, if I’m on set and I’m doing a stunt, if I’m in a rig, if there’s some action going on, I am slightly irritable. There is a degree of anxiety in me that I don’t think there’s ever not going to be.”
