Alas the final day of INBOUND16 arrived and fittingly, the best had been saved for last. It was time for the keynote by Alec “freakin” Baldwin. That’s right, the multi-talented, multifaceted, academy award nominee was in Boston for the final keynote session at INBOUND16. With events earlier in the week with regards to the presidential election still fresh in the minds of everyone and Alec having, to critical acclaim, impersonated the eventual president elect on ‘Saturday Night Live’ for the last 5 weekends in a row; it was unsurprising that his keynote generated increased interest.
And boy did he deliver. But just in case you missed it, here’s the Alec Baldwin keynote in its entirety, condensed into tweets.
Suffice to say that there was a little excitement before the session
Several people are interested in seeing @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/mBMbkIIrbX
— Jonathan Meharry (@jmeharrydesign) November 11, 2016
Got a good seat!!! yey!!! Too excited for @AlecBaldwin keynote!! 😆#inbound16 #humanofinbound pic.twitter.com/q4QS3xTuAg
— Shailany Vizconde (@travelerjournal) November 11, 2016
Not a morning person, but I will be for @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/Ms2imuKI9C
— Jennifer Poppell (@JenniferPoppell) November 11, 2016
.@jayfeitlinger is so excited for @AlecBaldwin at #INBOUND16, he cannot contain himself. @INBOUND pic.twitter.com/yJDQY2ydOn
— Will Curran (@ItsWillCurran) November 11, 2016
Some even got a bit “exited”, uhhhhhh yea
So exited to see and listen to #inbound16 @AlecBaldwin keynote! pic.twitter.com/1YTO3aEzzp
— Jenn Reed (@jennannreed) November 11, 2016
He hadn’t even come on stage yet and many were hoping for a live performance of his infamous impersonation of the new president elect
Please oh please @AlecBaldwin come out in character! #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/YXZYBFUpE3
— Emma Kenneally (@emmakenneally) November 11, 2016
At #inbound16 @AlecBaldwin is about to take the stage. I hope he pulls out his @realDonaldTrump impression.
— David Meerman Scott (@dmscott) November 11, 2016
And finally after all the anticipation, he walk… umm ran out on stage 🙈
Woooo blurry @AlecBaldwin! #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/eVl6eKtrQm
— Jess Huckins (@editorjess) November 11, 2016
…and @AlecBaldwin hits the stage!! Or rather, runs… #INBOUND16
— Jessie-Lee Nichols (@jhyphenl) November 11, 2016
As expected he had a few things to say on the political front
On politics: “No matter what happens in this country, we need to get people jobs.” – @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Sasha (@SashaWithLuv) November 11, 2016
“I think jobs are what we need. Jobs are most important. OK, you all have jobs; you don’t give a shit.” – @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/FRwOVgBgCV
— Kia Zarezadeh (@kzkzkz) November 11, 2016
And a few about his memorable impersonations of president Trump
“I’m going to have chronic neck pain for the rest of my life.” (@AlecBaldwin on his recent SNL impressions) #INBOUND16
— Amanda Zantal-Wiener (@Amanda_ZW) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin on playing Trump for the next 4 years. #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/LRJgZJPGhQ
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
He threw in an inspirational quote as well 🙌
“I’ll never be young enough to do this again.” Great words to live by from @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— MaryAnn | 108degrees (@108degreesMktg) November 11, 2016
Describing his journey into acting
.@alecbaldwin: I graduated from @GWtweets. I studied #PoliticalScience; I wanted to be a #lawyer. #INBOUND16
— Jeffrey N. Tomaneng (@JeffTomaneng) November 11, 2016
@AlecBaldwin on his parents’ reaction to pursuit acting in college. #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/AcwJeUkhdV
— Matt Woods (@matopher) November 11, 2016
Seems like @AlecBaldwin had Asian parents.
Law to theatre? Free? Let’s hear him out. #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/B3V8DQQrfg— Liane Ng (@angmohlian) November 11, 2016
Reflecting on the past and a Marlon Brando impersonation 😁
@AlecBaldwin on meeting Marlon Brando & reflecting on past roles as an actor. #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/45zq5zRBkL
— Matt Woods (@matopher) November 11, 2016
On his hit TV show 30 rock
Seeing @AlecBaldwin at #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/Nu2xZiCDIZ
— Natalie Fleeman (@nataliefleeman) November 11, 2016
“30 Rock was the greatest experience of my life.” via @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Jessie-Lee Nichols (@jhyphenl) November 11, 2016
@AlecBaldwin sharing a memory that helped make #30rock the best job of his life #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/UgTleHDpZi
— Jacqui Lantagne (@JacquiNH) November 11, 2016
‘I’ll never have a better job than that show.’ @AlecBaldwin on 30 Rock ❤️ #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/XVDang4ccP
— Katrina Too (@katrinatoo) November 11, 2016
Sharing his two cents on the current state of the Tv/film industry
.@AlecBaldwin “If you make studio films the fees are big. Gotta sell tickets. Has to work. Most don’t succeed. Risky business.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
“There is so much to watch. What’s going to make you get in a car and go watch a movie?” via @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Jessie-Lee Nichols (@jhyphenl) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “People are home streaming and they can watch everything. Something has to get them to the theater like effects.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
“The industry have been taken over by very risk-averse people.” @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Amanda Zantal-Wiener (@Amanda_ZW) November 11, 2016
@AlecBaldwin on the new on demand movie business #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/YRXwY2Vswl
— Stephanie Lombardo (@StephLom) November 11, 2016
And that’s what helped make “the applesauce that is independent film-making. … ‘What are we gonna do about dad?'” @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Amanda Zantal-Wiener (@Amanda_ZW) November 11, 2016
On indie movies: “Eventually you become that actor in yet another movie about a bro + sis putting dad in a home.” – @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Sasha (@SashaWithLuv) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “Independent films eventually become like studio industry, but the fees are smaller.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
“People don’t want to go to movie theaters anymore. It’s all content now.” – @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/MbhEcAGNR0
— sosaic (Alex San.) (@SoSaic) November 11, 2016
“TV, movies, ect… it’s all content, it doesn’tmatter where it comes from any more.” @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Jessica MacCall (@jmaccx) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “The money HBO has to spend on original programs is thrilling. The content producers in streaming are spending $$$” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
So Content is King huh …
@AlecBaldwin talking content at #INBOUND16 it doesn’t matter whether it’s tv or movies. The content is what matters!
— Jarod Hector (@jshector) November 11, 2016
“Movies & TV is a constant barrage of violence and sex- and I think it’s lazy”-@AlecBaldwin addressing the current state of media #INBOUND16
— Katharine Phillips (@KPEasttoWest) November 11, 2016
TV and movie content today are inundated with violence and sex. Let’s get back to good writing. Preach it, @AlecBaldwin! 🙌🏼 #INBOUND16
— Steven Gallo (@stevenvgallo) November 11, 2016
His experience with Twitter
“When I first started on Twitter, I thought it was a way to talk to my audience and bypass mainstream media.” – @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— R Public Relations (@RPRBoston) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “When I got on Twitter Roger Ebert wrote me saying I needed to stop. For me it was ‘I’ll tell you who I am'” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
Reacting to the negative tweets he got on social media
.@AlecBaldwin “There are people who will hate you no matter what. It displaces the disconnect we have with the government.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “You’re never going to be able to change the way people think of you.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
On co-star and close friend Tina
On Tina Fey… “My god, this woman changed my life because of her wit and humor.” – @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— R Public Relations (@RPRBoston) November 11, 2016
The session then took a left onto Politics Avenue
“If you think Trump is going to do anything he said he will, you’re crazy. Same to Sanders.” @AlecBaldwin at #INBOUND16
— Olivia Baxter (@olivia_baxter) November 11, 2016
“No matter how old I get to be, you will never get the government you deserve until we end campaign finances.” @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— R Public Relations (@RPRBoston) November 11, 2016
On President Donald Trump
.@AlecBaldwin “Trump is like the Mick Jagger front man but other people will run the government.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
“In a sense, Trump is a like a Trojan horse.” @AlecBaldwin at #INBOUND16
— Olivia Baxter (@olivia_baxter) November 11, 2016
“If I criticise Trump, it’s because I don’t think he’s good for the country.” #INBOUND16 @AlecBaldwin
— Dominic Daly (@domd123) November 11, 2016
“We have to give Trump a chance, I guess.” @AlecBaldwin at #INBOUND16
— Olivia Baxter (@olivia_baxter) November 11, 2016
Then he FINALLY gave the crowd what they wanted
HE’S DOING TRUMP!!! @AlecBaldwin is an absolute genius. #INBOUND16
— sosaic (Alex San.) (@SoSaic) November 11, 2016
@AlecBaldwin à propos de @realDonaldTrump #inbound16 pic.twitter.com/pWnqJ0L07g
— Karim Bouras (@KarimNile) November 11, 2016
Commenting on the future of America
“When people in this country decide that they want real changes in society.. they rise up.” @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— R Public Relations (@RPRBoston) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “Everybody settles in very quickly with change, marriage equality. Politicians are scared to death of you.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
Why he chose to do the ‘Here’s the Thing’ podcast
“The point [of the podcast] was to conduct interviews w/ people in the way I would like to be interviewed.” @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Amanda Zantal-Wiener (@Amanda_ZW) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “Podcasts you sit with people and you don’t push them. You wait for them to give it to you and they will.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “My podcast is my hobby.” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
.@AlecBaldwin “Leno knew his last shot was his last shot. He goes to work and kills himself for 20 years. All he had was career” #INBOUND16
— Alex Plaxen (@APlaxen) November 11, 2016
Getting a bit philosophical … 🙏
“Inspiration, information, destiny; those are all things we need to unearth in ourselves and each other.” #INBOUND16 Thanks @AlecBaldwin!
— Inbound Marketing (@PrismGlobalMKTG) November 11, 2016
.@alecbaldwin: I believe we have to give people a chance. We have to give @realDonaldTrump a chance. #INBOUND16 #Election2016
— Jeffrey N. Tomaneng (@JeffTomaneng) November 11, 2016
And ending with a call to action for content creators
“Everyone today lives on the Internet. The whole world is in that device in your hand.” @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— R Public Relations (@RPRBoston) November 11, 2016
Everyone has a device in their hand, the whole world is in that device. And this device controls the content online @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Nicole Brooks (@Nbrooks101) November 11, 2016
“We need a place to go for smarter, better content on the Internet” speaking on misleading media. @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— R Public Relations (@RPRBoston) November 11, 2016
“The world is in your hands with your mobile devices. We need people to be braver to create smarter content” –@AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Katharine Phillips (@KPEasttoWest) November 11, 2016
“There needs to be a place on the internet where we can get smarter content & where different voices can be heard”- @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/6isMeOrSlV
— Janeece Keller (@jmksyd) November 11, 2016
“What we need is the media to be braver – sites with meaningful and good content.” @AlecBaldwin #INBOUND16
— Jake Kaufman (@JKaufman13) November 11, 2016
“We need a place for smarter, better content” @AlecBaldwin #content #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/MkGrXejYXi
— Mari Oksanen (@marleanok) November 11, 2016
Besides the obvious praise and thanks you’d expect from a session such as this one, many also offered up another suggestion
.@AlecBaldwin for president 2020!! #INBOUND16 pic.twitter.com/2O3OqBRPhl
— Camille Winer (@camillewiner) November 11, 2016
Maybe we should just swear in @AlecBaldwin for president? #INBOUND16 #HumansofINBOUND
— Alex Cassandro (@MizzzAlexx12) November 11, 2016
So @AlecBaldwin attended George Washington University with an intent to go for PS and law… Baldwin2020, eh? #INBOUND16
— Francis Thach (@francis_thach) November 11, 2016
Here are few other notable quotes from his keynote session
“I know you are my interviewer. Make love to me in front of these 10,000 of my subjects.” @AlecBaldwin might make me pee myself. #INBOUND16
— Amanda Zantal-Wiener (@Amanda_ZW) November 11, 2016
“The internet doesn’t forget and doesn’t forgive. How do you get over that?” “With some things you don’t” @AlecBaldwin#INBOUND16
— Dominic Daly (@domd123) November 11, 2016
You can also watch some of the major highlights of his keynote right here!
So that was all from Alec Baldwin. And as always, make sure to check out all our other session recaps with our INBOUND16 coverage.
