Dylan O'Brien Felt His Concerns Weren't 'Listened to' Day of 'Life-Changing' Near-Death Accident on Maze Runner Set

Dylan O’Brien reflects on his near-death accident on set Maze Runner: The Death Cure in 2016.

The Saturday night star, 33, opened up in a new interview with Men’s health about a “life-changing incident,” explaining that his concerns were not taken seriously on set that day. Now, after a 15-year career, he has learned to become its biggest advocate.

“It taught me that at the end of the day, in these areas, you have your back and that’s the most you can rely on,” he told the magazine.. “I know the person I am, and the character I bring to the set, and the way I treat people and the way I treat the workspace, and I know I’m not difficult. I know I’m not an asshole.”

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Men’s Health interview with Dylan O’Brien.

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“I know I was trying to protect myself that day, so I’ve never forgotten that,” he continued. “It’s always true as something to keep close.”

While making the finale Maze runner movie, O’Brien performed a stunt that reportedly sent him out of one vehicle and into another while filming the action movie in Vancouver. The accident left him with a concussion and a facial fracture, among other injuries, and production was halted at the end of April 2016. Filming resumed the following year and A deadly medicine in theaters in January 2018.

O’Brien explained that because he “approached everything differently,” adding, “Especially in terms of position [his] field on set.”

“It’s very common in the culture for young actors to control themselves,” O’Brien said, adding that this is accomplished by telling young performers not to become “difficult” or “strangled.”

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“After the accident, I learned not to confuse self-care with self-care,” he said Teen Wolf the alum said.

“Don’t let them make you think it’s hard, because I can look back on that day and know that I was a 24-year-old kid raising concerns about how we were approaching things and they weren’t listened to, they weren’t respected,” he said. Men’s healthadding, “Then what happened happened.”

Although O’Brien was able to “make this armor” for himself, “it’s a shame it had to be for [him],” he said. He explained that “there’s nothing wrong” with telling people, ‘No, man, I’m going to take care of myself, I’m going to take care of myself.'”

Men’s Health interview with Dylan O’Brien.

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“There is nothing wrong with asking questions. There is nothing wrong with expressing ideas, even if we are speaking creatively. Our job is to bring ideas. There is nothing wrong with raising concerns,” he admitted.

He also noted that the nature of his job is a “collaborative” and “creative” process, but actors will be dealing with “big dangerous s— sometimes, too.”

Saturday nightwhich features O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, hits theaters on September 27,

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