Alec Baldwin Says Career 'Could Be' Over After 'Rust' Tragedy, 'Can't Imagine' Acting with Guns Again

Alec Baldwin.Photo: Mark Sagliocco/GettyAlec Baldwinis addressing how he will move forward following the shooting incident on the set of his filmRust, which resulted in the death of cinematographerHalyna Hutchins.The actor, 63, sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos for an interview that aired Thursday night, discussing the incident and saying that he “would go to any lengths to undo what happened.” On Oct. 21, on the New Mexico set ofRust, a gun that Baldwin was holding discharged, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.

Alec Baldwin Says Certain 'Rust' Lawsuits Are Targeted Toward 'Deep-Pocket Litigants'

Alec Baldwin at the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala.Photo: Monica Schipper/Getty Multiple outlets, includingThe Hollywood ReporterandCNN, report that Baldwin — who accidentally misfired a prop gun on the set of the Western filmRustlast October, resulting in the death of cinematographerHalyna Hutchins— cited “deep-pocket litigants” on Saturday while speaking at the Boulder International Film Festival in Colorado. “From the beginning, from the moment this happened, everybody has put out — besides all the anguish and the suffering, horrible feelings we have and, of course, there are two victims and nobody else is a victim, so to speak — we have dealt with a situation where specific people are not as interested in finding out what really happened,” said Baldwin, 63, during a moderated event at the festival, perTHR.

Alec Baldwin Says Donald Trump's Comments About Rust Shooting Were 'Surreal'

Hutchins was killed in October when a prop gun Baldwin had been holding discharged a live bullet while he was rehearsing for aRustscene, also injuring director Joel Souza. During an interview with ABC News’George Stephanopoulosthat aired Thursday, Baldwin, 63, said it was “surreal” to hear Trump weigh in on the tragedy. “The former President of the United States said that I’m a wacko … and that I probably shot her and killed her on purpose,” Baldwin said.

Alec Baldwin Says George Clooney's Comments About Set Safety After 'Rust' Shooting 'Didn't Help'

“How do you respond to actors like George Clooney who say that every time they were handed a gun, they checked it themselves?” the 60-year-oldGood Morning Americaanchor asked. “Well, there were a lot of people who felt it necessary to contribute some comment to the situation, which really didn’t help the situation,” Baldwin began. “At all.” For more on Alec Baldwin’s interview with George Stephanopoulos, listen below toour daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day.

Alec Baldwin Says He 'Didn't Pull the Trigger' in First Sit-Down Interview Since 'Rust' Shooting

Photo: Jeffrey Neira/ABC Alec Baldwinsays he “didn’t pull the trigger” on the gun that killedHalyna Hutchinson the set of his movieRust. Baldwin, 63, sat down with George Stephanopoulos for his first interview since the deadly shooting occurred on Oct. 21. On Wednesday, ABC News released its first preview for the hourlong sit-down. When asked if he pulled the trigger on the gun that killed Hutchins, the cinematographer who worked onRust, Baldwin said, “The trigger wasn’t pulled.