Gerard Butler Says“ ”Actors Were Sent to the Hospital 'Every Day' During Filming of “300”: 'Insane' (Exclusive)

Gerard Butler says his experience on 300 was not without its battle wounds.

In a chat with his Den of Thieves 2: Pantera costar O'Shea Jackson Jr. for a PEOPLE "Comparing Notes" segment, the 55-year-old actor recalled the making of the 2006 historical action epic, directed and co-written by Zack Snyder.

"I remember every day somebody was getting taken to the hospital," Butler claims. "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."

While he doesn't say exactly how he himself was injured on 300, Butler does recall "getting taken down by a huge set of waves" while making 2012's Chasing Mavericks, to the point where he "almost drowned," despite learning how to surf for the movie.

"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," the actor recalled.

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He also said he has "been in car smashes" with "James Bond himself," Pierce Brosnan, "who drove me straight into a wall."

"And this thing was supposed to stop as he was supposed to slam the brakes," Butler continued. "We hit a wall on a rooftop, 3-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," he went on of other ailments he endured while on the job. "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."

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The actor also had mishaps with costars Hilary Swank, whom he starred with in 2007's P.S. I Love You, and Angelina Jolie, his costar in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003).

"I've scarred Hilary Swank on the head ... she has a scar. Almost shot Angelina Jolie in the face. I was coming down, hanging upside down. I had to fire a gun, but I had no control over where this thing went. So I was just firing and I just missed it," he said. "I've been shot by bullets, casings, explosions. A whole camera rig once fell down on Hilary Swank and I."

And despite the fact that he says he's "been rushed to hospital" as a result of acting-related injuries, Butler tells Jackson, 33, of the stunt work, "It's awesome. I wouldn't change it for the world."

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