The director Jack Nicholson was “ashamed” he only worked with once: “It’s true”When you’ve enjoyed one of Hollywood’s most legendary careers, etching yourself into the history books as one of the all-time greats in the process, there isn’t much need for regrets. Still, Jack Nicholson had one. If Nicholson wanted to act again, he would have done it by now. Unfortunately, the 2001: A Space Odyssey maestro wasn’t known for recruiting the same actors for several films, and there was also the fact that he died in 1999. The reformed hell-raiser was known to be fond of some debauchery in his time, but once the director popped his clogs, the dream was officially over.