Speaking after Venezia's 4-2 home defeat by Fiorentina, in which Franco Mastantuono scored a hat-trick, Juan Jesus addressed his early role within the dressing room as one of the club's most experienced new arrivals.
"I'm someone who talks little, I have to prove myself on the pitch, then if there's something to say I'll say it," he said.
"I'm new here and I have respect for Busio, the captain, as well as for Haps. They're lads who have been here a long time.
"It's not that because I've won things and have a name that I don't respect the others. Little by little I'm understanding how the dressing room works, what character they have, they're young lads, and little by little I'll settle in trying to give my contribution."
The centre-back, who joined this summer, revealed Venezia FC had first tried to sign him two years ago under previous coach Eusebio Di Francesco, before finally succeeding this time around.
"Venezia had already looked for me two years ago, when Di Francesco was here. They tried to contact me, but I was at Napoli and it went well for me since we won the Scudetto, another one," he said. "This time they came looking for me right at the start of summer, at the start of the market.
"I weighed up other options too, but with my family we chose Venezia, a healthy club that is growing little by little. I was motivated by the project, by what they want to do. For me it's a chance to grow: it's not that because I'm older I can't still learn. A healthy group, from the ownership to the management to the technical staff. We work hard and results will surely come."
Juan Jesus also addressed an early physical challenge with Venezia forward Mateo Pellegrino during training.
"That's my character, I don't need to show off, that's just how I play, it's not that I'm nasty. I told Pellegrino that I don't go in to hurt him, football is about contact, he understood and he's a tough guy," he said.
Asked about his living arrangements in the city, the defender explained he had chosen practicality over romance.
"I would have preferred to live in the lagoon, but we train in Mestre. I really want to experience the cities I play in and I want to get to know Venice well, but having to take the vaporetto and walk, I preferred not to live in the lagoon for convenience," he said.