I hope to goodness I would not still be working in the corporate world - the money is OK but it is no life at all.
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.
Democracy, it appears, is a bit chancy. But its chances also depend on what we do ourselves.