United Kingdom, Oct. 5 -- Martin Scorsese considered becoming a priest.

The legendary film director has been fascinated with religion throughout his life and has explained how he could have devoted himself to the church before being removed from a Catholic seminary school in New York due to poor behaviour.

Speaking in Rebecca Miller's new documentary Mr. Scorsese, the Taxi Driver filmmaker said: "There was a prepartory seminary, and that was on 85th Street somewhere. I did okay for the first few months, but something happened.

"I began to realise the world is changing. It was early rock and roll and the old world was dying out. I became aware of life around me. Falling in love or being attracted to girls; not that you're acting out on ...