Confessions of a Diary Secretary (2007 TV Movie)
Maxine Peake: Tracey Temple
Quotes
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[Barrie is reversing into a parking space between two Jaguars outside Downing Street]
Barrie Williams : I hope I don't hit your boss's car. Which one's his?
Tracey Temple : Both.
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[after the Christmas party at which the affair between Tracey Temple and John Prescott began]
Tracey Temple : [voiceover] As far as Christmas parties go, the way I see it like this: if you don't regret *any* of it, then you clearly haven't had a good time!
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[after making love with John Prescott for the first time]
Tracey Temple : [voiceover] Some people think that sleeping with the boss is a stupid idea, but I like to consider myself more open-minded than most. Sure, it has its risks. But it also has its rewards. The way I see it is like this: if you don't try something new every once in a while, how will you know whether you'll enjoy it?
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[Julie Jones has just burst into John Prescott's office and caught Tracey Temple sitting on his lap; now the two women are discussing it in the smoking room]
Julie Jones : What did you think you were doing?
Tracey Temple : He flirts... and I reciprocate. That's all it was.
Julie Jones : Tracey, you were on his lap.
Tracey Temple : He was upset and I wanted to make him feel...
Julie Jones : ...Horny?
Tracey Temple : ...Better. You know what we're like - we're both very tactile people. There's nothing going on between us. I mean, it's Prescott - would you?
Julie Jones : [primly] Physically, I'd find it difficult. But if power and oafish charm were my aphrodisiac...