He later quit acting and became a director. Some of the movies he has directed are: "Splash" (1984), "Cocoon" (1985), "Willow" (1988), "Parenthood" (1989), "Apollo 13" (1995), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000), "A Beautiful Mind" (2001), and "Cinderella Man" (2005).