All young men can relate to that moment where they have to – or, rather, attempt to – stand up to their dads with their own ideas of what they want for their own lives. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
When you’re younger, you’re trying to understand and make sense of what your parents are trying to instill in you, which is ultimately life experience. I remember being 17 and my dad trying to teach me the importance of responsibility. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
I was really impressed with and excited about being immersed in this world and this time period with ‘Fences,’ being able to walk the neighborhood, and it looks exactly like the 1950s. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
You may not understand your parents’ interpretation of love and what they think is best for you, but you have to trust it. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
I’ve always been a fan of movies well before I got involved in the industry. The magic that it brings and being able to, I guess, escape your troubles, escape whatever is going on in life and getting to live in this moment and in the story and live in the lives of these characters. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
I moved to California in 2011 to be a writer. A family friend told me to take acting classes so I could do commercials and actually make a little money. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
My mom being raised in England, her father always wanted to pursue the arts and wanted to have a stage career in England. According to her, he never had the courage to actually pursue it full-time. I think that my grandfather’s parents thought that it wasn’t a formidable job to have. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
I always felt that, when I saw Denzel or Viola do scenes in their past films or past projects, that if it’s a heavy scene, and it’s requiring a lot of emotional weight, that we would have nothing but silence and incense burning in between takes just to keep things quiet. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
When I first got to college, in my mind, I was going to end up playing professional football. When I tell people this story, they always end up laughing, and I chuckle about it at my own expense. I was a big fan of American football; I played in high school, and I ended up earning the opportunity to play in college. Jovan Adepo Read Quote
