JACK NICHOLSON - MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E PERSUADED NICHOLSON NOT TO QUIT

MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E PERSUADED NICHOLSON NOT TO QUIT

JACK NICHOLSON almost turned his back on an acting career during his youth after suffering a loss of confidence, according to his pal ROBERT VAUGHN.
The Shining actor became so frustrated while rehearsing scenes with Vaughn in a mid-1950s acting class, he considered embarking on a different career path.
But, in his upcoming memoir, A Fortunate Life, Vaughn reveals he managed to persuade Nicholson to change his mind.
Vaughn writes, "He declared, `Vaughnie, I'm going to give myself two more years in this business. Then I'm going to look for another way to make a living.'
"'Hang in there, Jack,' I told him. 'You're too young to quit.'"
Nicholson took the advice, finally "figured out how to do this thing called acting", and shot to fame in 1969's Easy Rider.