The Oscar winning Hollywood actor and director wants the world to know that he’s serious about his music career and wants to be “accepted.”

Music-News.com reports that Costner, who plays a Gibson J-185 with his country rockВ  band Kevin Costner & Modern West, toldВ  U.K. TV show Daybreak that he sees no reason why actors should not also perform music.

“It shouldn't be shocking. If you grow up wanting to perform, music is so much a part of that,' he said.” It is only other people that would limit somebody to think that they can't do that. Because we certainly don't limit musicians from coming into the movie industry.”