laura dern: ok. you know and i said, "no, no, no, no, no." well, um, i, i, i was thinking about it, you know and i think that maybe i'm um, i am uh. i guess what i'm trying to say is, i did get the joke about the toaster oven. laura dern: so are you saying what i think you're trying to say? ellen degeneres: what do you think i'm trying to say? laura dern: oh, i'm not gonna say it again and be wrong. ellen degeneres: no, you're not wrong, you're right. um, this is uh, this is, this is so hard but i, i, i, i think i've realized that i am; i can't even say the word. why can't i say the word? i mean, why can't i just say? i mean what is wrong? why, why do i have to be so ashamed, i mean, why can't i just say the truth? i mean, be who i am. i'm 35 years old, i'm so afraid to tell people. i mean, i just. susan. [leans into airport microphone]. i'm gay. [audience applause]. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome emmy and tony award winner kristen chenoweth. ♪ ♪ ♪ kristen chenoweth: it is so great t

tonight a conversation with laura dern. she is once again receiving acclaim thanks to her appearance on the hbo series, "enlightened." the show is in its second season. we are glad you joined us. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every daywe know that we are only halfwaywalmart committed $2 billion toas we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers likethank you. tavis: please welcome laura dern by on this program. the oscar nominees is enjoying great success on her series called "enlightened." here is a scene from "enlightened." >> where have you been for two days? >> i was in la. >> and? >> i do not want to talk to you about this kind of stuff. it would be great if you were happy for me, but it never works out that way. >> happy for what now? >> things are going to change for the better, so when the time is right. >> you have a new boyfriend or what? >> it is more than that. the

join me next time for a conversation with laura dern in her role in "enlightened." we'll see you then. >> there's a saying that dr. king had. he said it's always the right time to do the right thing. i just tried to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we're only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger. and we have a lot of work to do. wal-mart committed to $2 billion to fight hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we could stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.cer: (♪) matt elmore: welcome to imagemakers a weekly showcase featuring the best short films from around the world. stay tuned and enjoy the filmmakers of tomorrow today on imagemakers. imagemakers is made possible in part by a grant from: celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image. and by the: (♪ dramatic music ) (♪)