Jack Nicholson's son felt 'crippling pressure' before finding Hollywood success

Jack Nicholson's son, Ray Nicholson, has found Hollywood success but shared that it wasn't always his first career choice due to the pressure of his famous family name.

"There was this crippling pressure I put on myself." "Everyone that was around me was kind of like, ‘Oh, you’re his kid. Oh my god, you have to be an actor.’ So, naturally, it was a hundred percent the last thing I wanted to do, ever, ever, ever." "I am my dad's kid, and I'm super happy about it."

"I just don't think I had the confidence," he told the outlet. "So, I took baby steps. I've had the same manager since I was young, and while I had a foot in the door, I always wanted to be able to audition as just Ray."

He also told the outlet he "wanted to be an astronaut and then maybe a sports agent" before he "later realized that, yeah, deep down I'd always wanted to do this."