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Alec Baldwin Plans to Step Away From Acting After ‘Rust’ Tragedy Amid Health Struggles, “I Want to Retire and Stay Home With My Kids”
On The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast (April 13, 2026), Baldwin details severe health issues, emotional strain, and a desire to leave Hollywood following the 2021 Rust shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Baldwin Says He’s Ready to Quit Acting
Alec Baldwin says he is ready to walk away from acting entirely, revealing on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast that the aftermath of the 2021 Rust tragedy has left him physically ill, emotionally drained, and no longer interested in working in Hollywood.
The episode, published Monday, April 13, 2026, features Baldwin reflecting on the lasting toll of the set accident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and led to years of legal, professional and personal upheaval.
Health Scares and “Blackout” Episodes
The 68-year-old actor described extended health complications, including orthostatic hypotension, a nerve-related condition that caused him to black out multiple times and left him “in bed for eight days,” as well as ongoing physical therapy.
“That was unspeakably difficult to deal with,” said Alec Baldwin, who explained that the Rust incident reshaped nearly every aspect of his life.
“It impacted me in every way—financially, career-wise, my wife, my kids, my health,” he said, adding that he spent long stretches at home and largely stepped away from work to focus on his family.
‘I Don’t Want to Work Anymore’
Baldwin told The Hollywood Reporter:
“Because of the situation in New Mexico, which was very painful, I wound up staying home a lot. I was home with my kids for three-and-a-half years — I hardly worked at all — and that’s just changing now. I’m going to go off and do a bunch of things. But I was home and I got used to it, and I don’t want to leave my house anymore,. i don’t., I don’t want to work anymore. I don’t. I really don’t. I want to retire and stay home with my kids.” — Alec Baldwin, The Hollywood Reporter podcast, April 13, 2026
His comments underscore a broader shift away from Hollywood life following years of legal and emotional strain tied to the Rust incident.
Finishing Rust and Legal Fallout
Completing Rust also proved emotionally and physically difficult. Baldwin said he returned to Montana to finish filming as part of a settlement agreement tied to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Halyna Hutchins’ widower, Matthew Hutchins.
The finished film was ultimately handed over with Baldwin noting, “We gave him the movie and said, ‘You sell it and do whatever you want with it.’”
In 2024, involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were dismissed with prejudice after a judge ruled prosecutors had withheld evidence relevant to the case.
What Comes Next—and Where He’ll Live
Baldwin’s desire to step away from acting now comes as he appears to be reevaluating where—and how—he wants to live next.
He and wife Hilaria Baldwin have continued efforts to sell their Amagansett home in the Hamptons, long a central part of their family life on the East End, leaving where he ultimately settles increasingly unclear as he steps back from Hollywood and moves toward retirement.