Alec Baldwin believes Americans are misinformed about the world's most pressing issues.
The reason is that they are uneducated and misled by the mass media, he explained at a recent event.
The 66-year-old “The Last” actor, who received a lifetime achievement award this year at the Turin Film Festival in northern Italy, commented on the influence of the media in news coverage.
“Television news in the United States is a business. They have to make money,” Baldwin said at a news conference. hollywood reporter. He added: “There's a hole. There's a vacuum. There's a gap, so to speak, in information for Americans.”
He continued, “Americans are very ignorant about the reality, about what's really going on. Climate change, Ukraine, Israel, all the biggest topics in the world, Americans have no desire for information. have.”
Baldwin believes the film industry, which he has been involved with for decades, plays a similar role.
“That void is being filled by the film industry. Not just the independent film industry, not just the documentary film industry, which are very important around the world. But also by feature films. That's where buyers, studios, networks and streamers are willing to go. They're willing to give it a try.”
Baldwin, who won an Emmy Award in 2017 for playing President Trump, also spoke about the current political climate.
Asked about his concerns and aspirations for the country now that Trump is back in the Oval Office, Baldwin answered without directly addressing the billionaire businessman.
He said the country “has many challenges to face.” “Environmental, plastic, permafrost problems. There are plastic molecules in every corner of the earth. These are real problems that need to be solved.”
“It will be necessary to introduce alternative energy components into all buildings,” he continued. “We need to put solar panels on the roofs of every hospital, school, airport and government building. We must force countries to commit to alternative energy sources. You can never run out of gas. Can you imagine an ambulance or a fire truck running on electricity and having to refuel at a charging station?”
In addition to winning the award, Baldwin appeared in Italy to promote a screening of his 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, in which he co-starred with Sean Connery.
