He was rushing because he had to meet deadlines that he couldn't possibly make with his style. Hence, even with the delays, it looked rushed compared...
I spent my youth dreaming about battling villians and fighting aliens. Nowadays I spend my time raising my four daughters and trying to maintain some kind of relationship with my wife. X-Men is one of my few distractions dating back to my youth in the 80's and one of the first works of fiction I really fell in love with (after LOTR of course)