I was late to this but it was well worth the wait. Full of gems about the creative process and the craft of screenwriting.

"I've got quite high-flown and fancy beliefs about art that maybe put it all into perspective. Principally, it is not a democracy. Creating something is not a democracy. The people have no say. The artist does. It doesn't matter what the people witter on about; they and their response come after. They're not there for the creation."