I've said this so many times but there's a magic when you have a really good actor in a really good makeup.
There were days when I was literally running for hours in the forest and then I'd jump on a plane and then I'd be on the 'Nurse Jackie' set. I was going from Vancouver to New York every three days. For me, it was really invigorating.
Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.