As "The Bullet" in Leatherheads Credit: Universal

Popular actor John Krasinski looks especially hot today in a gray suit, white stripe shirt and sporting longish, more-blonde-than-brown hair. As we sit down in Beverly Hills with the star of "The Office" and License to Wed to talk about his glam role as a 1920's football superstar in the George Clooney comic romance Leatherheads and his own directorial debut, we note that he's even more genial and candid than usual. John seems poised to hit big as a leading man in films but he is still very reluctant to be a diva about it. Is he ready for everything that kind of fame entails? Read on for new info on "The Office" and the actor's upcoming projects....

TeenHollywood: What are the challenges of finding a character that is un-Jim Halpert-like?

John: I was given an amazing opportunity when I was on the show to play a character that is sometimes funny and sometimes, dramatic and I think that's the best gift you can get as an actor. That allowed George to see me as a potential person who could play a romantic character. So I always say that "The Office" was the first place and I definitely owe everything to that. But, playing this character was a blast; dressing up in actual costumes rather than a shirt and tie every day, having a haircut for the first time was a big change for me and really helped my acting I think [he laughs].