Krasinski stops by Globe office

It looks like John Krasinski is on “The Office’’ to stay. “I would never leave,’’ said the actor who plays Jim Halpert on the hit NBC show. The Newton native is in town to promote his latest film, “Brief Interviews With Hideous Men,’’ and yesterday he stopped by the Globe to participate in an online Boston. com chat. Krasinski wrote, directed, and stars in the film, which began as a staged reading when he was a student at Brown. (The movie is based on the David Foster Wallace book of the same name.) Though his “Office’’ costars couldn’t make it to last night’s screening at the Kendall Square Cinema - “I’ll forgive them just this once,’’ he joked - his parents, brothers, and assorted Brown buddies were expected to be there. Krasinski told us fame is both good and bad. On the one hand, he’s happy his film might entice people to read Wallace, who committed suicide last year. On the other, there’s way too much attention paid to, say, his recent engagement to actress Emily Blunt. “It’s not only strange but completely and totally surreal,’’ he said. “It feels like you’re in a weird dream - or a nightmare.’’ Krasinski will talk about Wallace tonight at Brookline Booksmith and the film will also screen again at the Kendall. (The transcript of his chat is at www.boston.com/ae.)