Milo Ventimiglia Says His ‘Gilmore Girls’ Character Jess Was a ‘Child’
usmagazine.comStars Hollow reflections. Milo Ventimiglia revealed how he views his brooding bookworm Gilmore Girls character, Jess Mariano.“Jess was a child,” the This Is Us alum, 45, said during a Wednesday, February 15, interview with InStyle.
Although Ventimiglia doesn’t think the fictional teen always acted with maturity, he does have empathy for him.“I think Jess had a lot of life to live.
And I don’t think he was quite set up the best way in his younger years — not having a father, not having a parent. He had to find his way on his own a little bit,” the California native explained. “And I think he got to it a little quicker, just a place of … acceptance of who he was, and what he wanted to be, and who he wanted to be around.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe Emmy nominee reprised his role in the 2016 miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
In the reboot, Jess acts as a voice of reason for his old flame Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) and encourages her to write a book.While appearing on fellow Gilmore Girls alum Scott Potterson’s “I’m All In” podcast in September 2021, Ventimiglia approved of his character not ending up with Rory.“I think things are complicated when you’re young,” the Opposite Sex alum said of the teen characters. “I think you’re going through a developmental change.
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