' t ▁anything ▁against ▁T obe . ▁Every ▁once ▁in ▁a ▁while , ▁he ▁would ▁actually ▁leave ▁the ▁set ▁and ▁let ▁T obe ▁do ▁a ▁few ▁things ▁just ▁because . ▁But ▁really , ▁Steven ▁directed ▁it ." ▁ ▁Following ▁Ho oper ' s ▁passing ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁director ▁M ick ▁G arr is , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁public ist ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁visited ▁the ▁set ▁on ▁several ▁occasions , ▁came ▁to ▁Ho oper ' s ▁defense ▁on ▁the ▁Post ▁Mort em ▁pod cast : ▁ ▁T obe ▁was ▁always ▁calling ▁action ▁and ▁cut . ▁T obe ▁had ▁been ▁deeply ▁involved ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁pre - production ▁and ▁everything . ▁But ▁Steven ▁is ▁a ▁gu y ▁who ▁will ▁come ▁in ▁and ▁call ▁the ▁sh ots . ▁And ▁so , ▁you ' re ▁on ▁your ▁first ▁studio ▁film , ▁h ired ▁by ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg , ▁who ▁is ▁enthus iast ically ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁movie . ▁Are ▁you ▁g onna ▁say , ▁' Stop ▁that ... ▁let ▁me ▁do ▁this ' ? ▁Which ▁[ T obe ] ▁did . ▁ ▁[...] ▁T obe ▁was ▁a ▁ter r ific ▁film maker . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁it ' s ▁that ▁Steven ▁was ▁cont rolling . ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁was ▁Steven ▁was ▁enthus i astic . ▁And ▁nobody ▁was ▁there ▁to ▁protect ▁T obe . ▁But ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁pre - production ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁T obe . ▁T obe ▁was ▁there ▁throughout . ▁T