Shia LaBeouf Opens Up About Eye Injury... But We Wish He Hadn't

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Shia LaBeouf has been candid about the many, many injuries he suffered on the set of his new movie 'Transformers 2,' but he's taking gory details to a new level. LaBeouf spoke to Access Hollywood about an injury he sustained during a controlled explosion on the set that nearly struck the actor blind.

"We were in the middle of some chaos and I mistimed something and impaled my face on a spike. I came up and I had a spike in my eye and I had blood coming down my face and it was the dark, dark purplish kind, which is actually a great thing."

He explained, "If it had been red-ish and clear, it would mean my eye (had) popped."

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Actor Shia LaBeouf attends the NBA game between Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors at the Staples Center on November 30, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Shia LaBeouf

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, actor Shia LaBeouf poses on the press line at the premiere of the feature film "Eagle Eye" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)

In this image released by Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks, Shia LaBeouf, left, and Michelle Monaghan star as two unsuspecting Americans drawn into a mysterious conspiracy in the race-against-time thriller "Eagle Eye." (AP Photo/Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures, Ralph Nelson) ** NO SALES

Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of "Eagle Eye" at the Mann

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Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of "Eagle Eye" at the Mann

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Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of "Eagle Eye" at the Mann

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Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of "Eagle Eye" at the Mann

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His castmates are less casual about the incident. LaBeouf's costar Megan Fox said, "His face was destroyed... He has the highest tolerance for pain that I've ever seen in a human being."

Josh Duhamel added, "We thought he'd lost his eye."

A United States soldier acting as an extra in the movie told WENN last year, "We were all pretty impressed. To get up from a movie explosion, which leaves you injured, and get back in there is cool. He's got broken fingers from his car crash and now his eyelid has been slashed open. He's lucky he still has his sight."

Despite his gruesome accident, LaBeouf remains invigorated by stunts. "You're deep in adrenaline," he said. "It's almost insane. The closest thing I've ever come to being on a football team or being a boxer."

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