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Sally Field<\/a> opened up about being unemployable after starring in a \u201960s TV show with a wild plot \u2014 but thanks to Jack Nicholson<\/a>, a drought in her acting career ended.<\/p>\n During an interview with People<\/a> published on May 9, Field, 79, spoke about the difficulty she faced following the fantasy sitcom The Flying Nun<\/a><\/em>. The show starred Field as Sister Bertrille, a petite nun who could fly with the help of strong winds catching her wing-like religious headwear.<\/p>\n Field said that after the series ended, she \u201ccouldn\u2019t get in a room to audition.\u201d The actress recounted, \u201cI couldn\u2019t get on the list. They thought they already knew what I was. \u2018No, thanks. We don\u2019t want any of that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Eventually, Field decided to throw herself into studying at the Actors Studio in Los Angeles, training under founder and coach Lee Strasberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to say to myself that if I wasn\u2019t where I wanted to be, I had to get better,\u201d she recalled. \u201cIt had to be that it was on me to make it different. I felt if I wasn\u2019t doing that, then I was just handing them all the power.\u201d<\/p>\n