The love scenes that worked, regardless of the director, were the ones where the actors weren't fearful. When somebody was fearful, you could see it right away. It takes you out of the story, and that's to be avoided at all costs.
“There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.”
“People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.”