Emotional Alec Baldwin recalls ‘Rust’ shooting: 'If I felt that I was responsible, I might have killed myself'

Alec Baldwin spoke about the moment the gun he was holding discharged on the set of "Rust," killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a tell-all interview. Baldwin claimed the gun fired after he pulled the hammer back and let it go.

The actor described the moment the gun was discharged during the interview. "I let go of the hammer of the gun," Baldwin told ABC's George Stephanopoulos. "And the gun goes off."

Baldwin and Hutchins had been setting up for a shot where the actor was supposed to draw the gun and point it at the camera. While standing next to the camera, the cinematographer was "guiding" Baldwin on where to point the gun, he said. 

"I didn't pull the trigger," Baldwin reiterated. "The gun was supposed to be empty," he said.