Alec Baldwin “10%” responsible for filming “Rust”.

Quentin Tarantino thinks Alec Baldwin has some culpability Rust shooting set.

The subject of Baldwin accidentally shooting and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after being given a prop gun with live cartridges came up during Tarantino’s recent appearance at THE Club Random podcast, where Bill Maher joked that the actor was asked to host the Oscars but “couldn’t; was shooting.”

Maher then asked the director, “How can it be (Baldwin’s) fault — whether you think he shot that cinematographer on purpose or he didn’t shoot her on purpose. And if he didn’t shoot her on purpose, then it’s all bullshit. am I wrong?”

“No,” Tarantino replied. “I think I’m fair enough to say that the gunsmith, the guy who hands him the gun, is 90 percent responsible for everything that happens when it comes to that gun.” The director opined, however, that “the actor is 10 percent responsible” in this type of situation.

“It’s a weapon. You are a liability partner to some extent,” Tarantino continued.

“What do you do to test it?” Maher wondered. “It shows you,” said the author. “If there are steps to take, you take them and it is done with diligence. And you know it’s damn true.”

Tarantino explained that if Baldwin “went through the steps he’s supposed to go through, then he (should know better).” These steps include making sure “the line is clear, that there’s nothing stuck in between” and showing him the empty spaces used for the scene.

The director also noted that if an actor is aware that he has “three hot rounds” in his prop gun and is going to do a scene, “if one of the rounds doesn’t go off while he’s doing his ‘bam, bam, bam.’ ,” then he should cut the scene and say, “Guys, one of the rounds didn’t happen. I think I’m still holding a hot gun here.'”

When Maher asked why prop guns couldn’t be empty and gunshot sounds added in post-production, Tarantino remarked, “I guess they can add digital erections to porn, but who wants to watch that?” He added that it’s “exciting to shoot in the back and see the real orange fire and not add orange fire.”

Earlier this year, Baldwin faced a trial for involuntary manslaughter. The case was ultimately dismissed in July. “The late discovery of this evidence impacted the fundamental fairness of the proceedings,” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer told the court. “There is no way the court can right this wrong. The sanction of dismissal is the only justified remedy.”