los angeles actor alec baldwin said he did not pull the trigger of the gun that fired a live bullet and killed a cinematographer on the set of the movie rust according to an excerpt of an upcoming television interview that was released on wednesday baldwin who was holding a gun he was told was safe when it went off spoke in his first full interview about the october 21 shooting in new mexico well the trigger wasnt pulled i didnt pull the trigger the actor told abc television journalist george stephanopoulos according to the excerpt of the interview which is to be broadcast on thursday so you never pulled the trigger stephanopoulos asked no no no i would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them never baldwin replied cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed and director joel souza was wounded in what baldwin has previously called a tragic accident on the set of the western movie he was making near santa fe authorities in santa fe could not immediately be reached for comment on baldwins statement on wednesday no criminal charges have been filed investigators have been focusing their efforts on how live ammunition found its way onto the set baldwin says in the abc interview that he had no idea how a live bullet got onto the set the actor best known for playing an egotistical tv network executive on the tv comedy series 30 rock has kept a low profile since the accident at the bonanza creek ranch near santa fe baldwin who was the star and also a producer on the lowbudget western went through in detail what happened on the set that day stephanopoulus said on wednesday on abcs good morning america show ahead of the broadcast as you can imagine hes devastated but he was also very candid he was very forthcoming he answered every question stephanopoulos said two crew members have filed civil lawsuits accusing baldwin the producers and others on the production of negligence and lax safety protocols the producers have said they are conducting their own internal investigation