Well, if him being friendly to us and telling us that there were some open eateries down the road is "meeting him", then yes. We met him. We didn't introduce ourselves or even let on that we knew who he was, though. We didn't think that was appropriate. We thanked him and found a Starbucks.

It's not that uncommon for us to see or run into well-known people in our parts. It did seem a little strange at that spot we got gas. We looked Steve Carell up and saw that he summers in Massachusetts. The somewhat rural route we drove today is certainly one he might take to his summer home, coming from NJ or NYC. The main alternative can be an unpleasant traffic-ridden nightmare. I could understand him not wanting to commute by air from NJ/NYC to MA.