Washington DC, Oct. 5 -- Filmmaker Martin Scorsese opened up on his early exit from a Catholic seminary school that would have set his life on a very different path, according to People.

Scorsese, 82, discussed his lifelong fascination with religion in Rebecca Miller's new documentary, "Mr Scorsese," which premiered at the New York Film Festival.

He recalled in the series' first episode that he was deeply moved when he first attended Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, around the age of seven, and continued his religious education into his teenage years, as reported by People.

"There was a preparatory seminary, and that was on 85th Street somewhere. I did okay for the first few months, but something happened," Scorsese sh...