Comments on: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

By: JaneD

JaneD — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:39:27 +0000

Thank you, everyone who posted an account. For those of us who aren’t able to be at any of these events, it means a lot to read about them and see those glimpses.

By: Misty

Misty — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:58:26 +0000

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting and actually talking to John Krasinski in Austin on Saturday at BookPeople Bookstore for his reading/Q&A/signing. He is so unbelievably nice, humble and such a great actor. He signed my copy of the book and a postcard for me and even shook my hand. I was so very nervous that I completely forgot what I had planned to say to him. Even though I know that he probably told everyone “thank you so much for coming out” ~ when he said it to me he made me believe it and made it seem like it was such a generic statement. I also got to go to the 9:45 screening of his movie with the intro given by him and loved every minute of it. This has been the best day and I’ll never forget it.

By: PattyM

PattyM — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:33:55 +0000

I’m going to the Austin screening tomorrow tonight and I think I’m more nervous than excited lol :)

By: Remy

Remy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:30 +0000

I’m going to the Austin screening tonight and I’m so nervous/excited!

By: Tiff

Tiff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:31:15 +0000

@Kayla (125): We went to the 9:45, and he did a quick Q&A before the movie. I don’t think he stays for the whole thing.

By: Tiff

Tiff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:29:50 +0000

I am so excited for everyone who got to meet John, and so jealous of the girl who managed to get a picture with him at one of the movie screenings.

I was wondering if anyone has video of the 9:45pm Friday screening – it was really dark in the theatre, so I only managed to get audio of John. If you do, could you let me know?

I’m going to post the audio of John’s “Happy Birthday” to me on YouTube or Facebook. I also asked him to say congratulations to my friends who got married this weekend–the bride was so excited by this, I showed her right after the ceremony! =)

By: Kayla

Kayla — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:54:05 +0000

Quick question, not sure if anyone can answer it, but does anyone know if you didn’t get a Q&A session but rather one that John Krasinski is introducing if he stays through the whole thing? I read somewhere that he did but I’m not entirely sure as it seems like it would be pretty boring to sit through your movie twice ;)

Anyways, I hope he sits through it :( it’s the last scheduled session he has scheduled (9:45 PM Saturday Night in Austin). But just curious as to whether or not he stays :)

By: Jaimee

Jaimee — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:31:30 +0000

tanster: my mom and i are in the picture! we are towards the back, with really blonde hair (both of us) and there is a woman in a red shirt standing between us!

[from tanster: yes, i see you! awesome. :) ]

By: tanster

tanster — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:33:25 +0000

Hey you guys. Are any of you in this picture?

By: Christi

Christi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:35:51 +0000

I went to the 9:45 showing and …. swoon. Just perfect. I was planning on my seating and I sat a few rows up because I knew I would pass out in pure joy so safety precaution. It was so incredible, all the next day I was smiling to myself at work. I waited after the movie to see if he would come out afterwards, dork strikes again. Guess I now know from Meghans awesome encounter that he left!

Thanks Tanster! I would have probably found out about it when it was too late and sold out so you’re awesome!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:30:07 +0000

Oh & I forgot to mention – I just expected him to sign the outside cover of the DVD (which has much wear-and-tear due to excessive watching), but he opened it up to take out the disc w/ the picture of himself on it & signed that one! Sooo sweet!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:05:17 +0000

I had the greatest John Krasinski encounter ever! I went to the 7 pm screening on Saturday & he was wonderful & funny & the movie was amazing as expected…after the Q&A, he left immediately & I really wanted to see if he’d sign my season 2 DVD (the best one), so I asked the movie theater employee standing by the door John exited if he was able to give it to him to sign & he (stealthily) told me my best bet was to wait outside in the theater parking garage after he does the 9:45 intro. I did & my nerdy super fanatic self asked him if he’d sign my DVD & I kept saying sorry for being so dorky about it but I’ve been a fan since the pilot & I have an unhealthy obsession with The Office & he was like no not at all no problem that’s awesome…he was so down to earth & sweet & he took a pic w/ me & my friend & it pretty much made my LIFE! Thanks Office Tally for letting us know that he was in Boston this weekend! It was the best news to find out ever!

[from tanster: yay! that is awesome. i love hearing all these stories. :) ]

By: Gillian

Gillian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:51:40 +0000

Does anyone know if John will be in the New Jersey or NYC area anytime soon? I would love to see a Q and A of the movie, I already saw it and thought it was amazing. Any help would be appreciated!

By: BrokenBrain

BrokenBrain — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:43:31 +0000

How neat to read all the posts from folks at the movie as well!
I was at one of the 7 PM showings with an intro and Q&A. I liked the movie more than I thought I would – it was actually quite funny although very dark. To paraphrase JK from his audition for TO, there were a lot of ways to screw that up, and even though I have not read the book, I was impressed with how well it was done. I was also impressed by JK: genuine, honest, personable, nervous, charismatic, energetic. I got the impression he would be fun to hang out with and could see why he could convince so many people to make the movie although he was pretty much an unknown at the time. Great crowd at the show as well.

By: LittleStitious

LittleStitious — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:53:02 +0000

I was at the Friday 9:45 showing! Omg, he is just perfect in person. I was sitting directly in front of him, first row (I’m a huge loser haha) and he kept looking right at me. I was grabbing my husband’s leg (very Toby-esque) in sheer joy haha… He’s hilarious, charismatic, so humble, and very sweet. Husband even admitted afterwards that JKras is probably one of the coolest celebs he’s ever encountered :) I really hope he comes back soon, since the only thing that could make Boston better is him being here haha

By: shut it

shut it — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:31:12 +0000

@ quackle: Thanks! We were excited too! I am so glad we caught the whole thing on camera! John Krasinski has to be one of the most genuine/humble celebrities out there.

By: quackle

quackle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:33:07 +0000

Saw John last night as well! Wow, I was so excited for the twins! My husband and I were sitting right behind you!

By: JaneD

JaneD — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:48:20 +0000

108 @WiseWithWorms: I don’t think it’s a coincidence. I could be wrong, but I think the character of the DM CFO is a nod to David Foster Wallace.

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:28:53 +0000

He is even cuter in person. I was able to get to Brookline Booksmith and the 7pm showing of the movie. It was adorable how he kept talking about how nervous he was.

Seeing the movie and hearing him answer questions about it has definitely made me interested in reading the book and checking out some of Wallace’s other works.

By: shut it

shut it — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:22:32 +0000

@ Annie: Thanks! I totally agree, it was such a fun night!! I really enjoyed the movie, he did a great job directing it.