TOP 20 Hollywood Actors who became Directors

Many actors have moved behind the camera to take a shot at directing, but none of them would have made the effort if they had spoken to Bill Murray first.

Some say acting alone gets boring. Some say directing can prolong their film careers in an industry where good roles dry up as actors age. Some say they just want to do it all.

01 — Drew Barrymore directed "Whip It"

 02 — Sylvester Stallone directed "Rambo" and "The Expendables"

03 — Ben Stiller directed "Reality Bites" and "Tropic Thunder"

04 — Clint Eastwood directed "Unforgiven" and "Letters from Iwo Jima"

05 — Ben Stiller directed "Reality Bites" and "Tropic Thunder"

06 — Barbra Streisand directed "The Prince of Tides" and "Yentl"

07 — Bill Murray directed "Quick Change"

08 — Kevin Costner directed "Dances with Wolves" and "Waterworld"

09 — Jodie Foster directed "Little Man Tate"

 10 — Vera Farmiga directed "Higher Ground"

11 — George Clooney directed "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"

12 — Mel Gibson directed "Braveheart" and "The Passion of the Christ"

13 — Robert Redford directed "Ordinary People" and "The Horse Whisperer"

14 — Ron Howard directed "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Da Vinci Code"

15 — Salma Hayek directed "The Maldonado Miracle"

16 — Sarah Polley directed "Away from Her" and "Take This Waltz"

17 — Sean Penn directed "The Pledge" and "Into the Wild"

18 — Warren Beatty directed "Reds" and "Bulworth"

19 — Zach Braff directed "Garden State"

20 — Robert De Niro directed "A Bronx Tale" and "The Good Shepherd"