Robert Lorenz — American Producer born on April 01, 1965,

Robert Lorenz is an American film producer and director, best known for his collaborations with Clint Eastwood... (wikipedia)

Every actor's different. It seems to me the older veterans, they don't need to hear as much. But younger actors need a little more feedback, a little more assurance, and that's fine.
For me, baseball just brings up a lot of nostalgic, happy feelings because I enjoyed it as a kid, and I liked being out there playing in the sun, and it was a simpler time for all of us.
Directing, what little I know, is as much knowing when to step in as when to step out.