Many thanks to Bruce Eyster who shared his B&W photo that he took of Keanu in NYC sometime during the period between the Matrix shoots on both FB (posted yesterday) and Flickr (posted in 2008). He also included a brief statement about the encounter. He commented on both sites. From flickr:
One rainy afternoon , I was in the east Twenties , headed east and I saw this familiar looking guy coming towards me . I smiled , he smiled , then when we were face to face , I realized who this guy was . ” So , just walking down the street ? ” I managed to say ” Just like a regular person .” He said . He was really nice and let me get this shot of him . I don’t remember the date but it was between the shooting of “MATRIX” movies .