Joel Grey: 'Pictures I Had to Take'

By Liane Hansen

Published July 26, 2003 at 11:00 PM CDT

The cover of 'Pictures I Had to Take,' a photo collection by Joel Grey.

In a rich and varied stage and screen career that brought him an Oscar in 1972 for Cabaret, the actor Joel Grey has spent a lot of time on the road.

His camera has been a companion on those travels, and he recently published a coffee-table style collection. It's called Pictures I Had to Take.

NPR's Liane Hansen recently spoke with Grey about images captured over nearly four decades, from Melbourne, Australia to Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.

Liane Hansen

Liane Hansen has been the host of NPR's award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday for 20 years. She brings to her position an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. The program has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.