When veteran Scottish actor Sean Connery reportedly stormed out of his last film, "Josiah's Canon", every media outlet speculated that the original 007 was retiring from movie life for good.

Not so, according to newspaper Guardian Unlimited. The trade caught up with Connery during the Marrakech Film Festival, where he received a lifetime achievement award from the hands of Lawrence Fishburne. His departure, it seems, was mostly due to his commitment towards Harper Collins, for his memoirs. The endeavour proved to be harder than he initially thought, and even painful.

"It is time absorbing and very wearing. It's the sort of thing that wakes you up in the middle of the night. But it has a therapeutic side," said the 74-year-old.

The actor didn't hesitate to confirm he would resume his acting life once the memoirs are complete, but only with "an offer I can't refuse."

During a press conference at the festival, Connery was asked if he would ever shake off his Bond affiliation.

"Not yet, it's with me till I go in the box."

To read the full interview about Sean Connery's career, family, and …Tony Blair go to Guardian Unlimited.