Legendary film director Martin Scorsese has revealed that he once considered becoming a Catholic priest before being expelled from seminary school for bad behavior.

Speaking in Rebecca Miller’s new documentary Mr. Scorsese, the Wolf of Wall Street and Goodfellas director said, “There was a preparatory seminary… I did okay for the first few months, but something happened.”

The 82-year-old director explained that he became more aware of life beyond the church. “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… I realized it's much more complicated than this. You can't shut yourself off.”

Eventually, school leaders told his father to take him out. “They got my father in there and they told him, 'Get him out of here. Because I behaved badly,’” he said.

Scorsese has previously shared with People magazine that he struggled even as an altar boy, often being late for early Mass.

The Taxi Driver and The Irishman director reflected that his desire to become a priest came from wanting to devote himself to others.

Despite leaving seminary, he told Miller that his fascination with faith, particularly with the lives of the saints, continues to influence his work.