I never consciously said, 'I want to be an actor. ' It sounds stupid, but it's kind of like being a painter or something. You don't say, 'From today on I'm going to be a painter. ' It's not something conscious - you've just been painting pictures all your life.
I'm very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you are deciding to make.