I have been fascinated with crime since childhood: Woody Allen

New York: Filmmaker Woody Allen said he has always been fascinated by crime and murder and he often falls asleep while planning a chilling killing.

The director said since childhood he has been preoccupied with a few subjects including magic tricks, baseball and crime,reported the Huffington Post.

"I learned everything I know about crime and murder as a boy growing up. For some reason, as a little kid, I was very preoccupied with a few subjects: magic tricks, baseball and crime.

"I knew all the gangsters and all the criminals and all the murderers; I knew everything about them, their nicknames,what they were in (prison) for. I knew every guy and where he grew up and what he had done. It was a real fascinating nice childhood interest of mine" he said.