 Unbeknown to protesters, Kevin Smith (I) (qv) joined one of the  Catholic groups that protested his film. He managed to get  interviewed by a reporter who recognized him, though Smith managed  to stay incognito by giving his friends name as his own (Bryan  Johnson; also present at the protest rally) and telling her that he  is often mistaken for the _Clerks. (1994)_ (qv) director. During the  interview Smith (as Johnson) also made the comment that he kind of  liked his [Kevin Smiths] first film.