Ridley Scott discussed his career during a Collider Q&A held alongside an advance screening of his new science-fiction film, The Dog Stars. He reflected on clashes with studio executives over Alien and on the late creation of Blade Runner’s celebrated “tears in rain” monologue, showing how some defining moments in his films emerged under pressure rather than through long planning.

Scott said the Blade Runner speech was revised by Rutger Hauer only hours before filming finished, with Hauer contributing the famous closing line. The interview also covered Scott’s early work with his late brother Tony, including their student film Boy and Bicycle, and promoted The Dog Stars, in which Jacob Elordi plays a pilot surviving after a devastating virus.