more. However, head writer Ron Carlivati said "she can stay as long as she wants." "It's not a way that I'm used to working" Mills said of her experience on set. "There's no time for anything. You just do it and it's done" she said of the rapid production style. Mills compared the experience to her prime time work and said "GH is like a runaway train! They do nine episodes a week! On Knots we shot, oh, maybe 10 pages a day at most -- and that was a really heavy day for us. On GH, they're shooting 150 a day, every day. To tell you the truth, I'm kind of in shock." During a television interview with ABC 7 News, Mills expressed her disdain for the rapid pace. "I hate the pace! Are you kidding me? Who would like this? No, it's terrible! You have no chance to rehearse and feel it." Mills revealed to Soaps In Depth that the quick pacing made it difficult for her but the show had agreed to accommodate her by allowing her to work a certain number of days and film a certain number of scenes whenever she returned. It made it easier for her to say yes to the returns. After she finished her second arc, Mills said the work had become more manageable because she had gotten rid of her nerves and "I am a little more familiar with it... I know how to pace myself a little better." In May 2015 Mills said of her multiple returns, "When you play a fun character like this, you get hooked." Characterization Ron Carlivati crafted the role of Madeline specifically with Mills in mind. "Knots is my favorite TV show ever and growing up, I was obsessed with Donna. Still am!" Carlivati revealed to TV Guide. The writer explained that when he first envisioned Madeline, "it suddenly came to me: 'Oh, my God, she's Abby Ewing!" Carlivati described the character of Madeline as "a glamorous, high-powered bitch on wheels." Mills said "She's very complicated. Very screwed up." Mills said that there was a reason that her husband left her without money. According to Mills's interview with Soap Opera Digest, Madeline is "very Upper East Side of New York City." Mills described Madeline as being very "social, sophisticated, powerful and smart." Rosemary Rossi described Madeline as "selfish, spoiled, rude and belittling" and categorized