2009 Sep 26: John Krasinski promotes his new movie

I found out a few hours prior that John Krasinski would be at the McNally Jackson bookstore in Soho discussing his new movie “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men”. Not surprisingly, about 90% of the audience was college-aged girls (not that I helped the ratio at all, ha). I had a seat around the corner, with an obstructed view of him reading from the screenplay. Not only does he act in this movie, but he also helped write and direct it. And yes, he is every bit as fantastic as his character Jim Halpert on ‘The Office’, except perhaps a wee bit less nerdy/awkward. I love when you meet celebrities or see them speak and you can totally see them and their personality in the characters they play, and then it all fits together in your mind.

So he read, took some questions, and then signed books for the fans. I contemplated creeping forward during the reading and squatting down between the rows of seats, but instead I barged my way to the front as soon as he finished and snapped a few shots as he began the signing. I should really get paid for this, huh?