Secretary Script - Dialogue TranscriptVoila! Finally, the Secretary script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the BDSM movie starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of Secretary. I know, I know, I still need to get the cast names in there and I'll be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free todrop me a line. You won't hurt my feelings. Honest.Swing on back to Drew's Script-O-Rama afterwards for more free movie scripts!Secretary Script I got out of the institution onthe day of my sister's wedding. I'd started to get usedto the place... breakfast at 8:00 classes at 2:00 therapy at 4:00 and asleep by 10:00. You can call me anytime, Lee. I will always tryand be of heIp to you. Inside, life was simple. Thank you, Dr. Twardon. For that reason,I was reluctant to go. Bon voyage. Come on kiss her, kiss her. Give her a big wet kiss... Save some for the honeymoon. Hi, Peter. Peter, yeah, who youalmost successfully forgot. No, I did not. Are you happy to be home? I mean, are you happyto be home? How did you know? I know what you mean. Here's a little somethingfor the lovebirds. You Iook so beautiful. Thanks, Dad. I thought you stopped. Do you know how muchwe missed you, pumpkin? I missed you too. You know what? I don't feel so good. Let's go sit down. You want to talk to melike a chiId. I'm not a child!Think I don't know what I'm doing? You act like a child!You don't act like a man. You've been fired! Well, I'm glad I'm fired. I'm glad I'm fired.Boy, I hated that job. I don't care that you hated it.You're drunk! I'm not drunk. Why do you...why do you... I'm not drunk! Why do you always say that? Get off my fucking back! Watch this.Watch this, huh? Avoid the temptation of placing your fingerson the home keys by sight.

Strike each key so that yourfingers bounce with each stroke. Do not strike without thinking. Do not even attempt to steaIa gIance at your paper. 'My flowers had just aboutgiven up in despair, so with the exception of a fewpotted pIants from the florist, we're flowerIessfor the first spring in years.' And... time. I'm so proud of you, honey... being out in the world like this. When my accident happened we were in the kitchenand my back was to her. Upstairs, my dad was just leavingfor work at Havis Department Store. Because there wasa limited amount of time that my mom'sback was turned... Lee!- I slipped and cut too deep. I'm not sure howI could have misjudged. I've been doing itsince th grade. Just a precaution. 'Be a leader.' I have neverhad a job before. But I can assure you that I am very excitedabout this opportunity. Thank you. Oh... well...I don't have any references yet. But I think thatthe Municipal Tax Office would be a wonderful place... to begin... my career. 'Secretary.' Hello, I... Wait. I... Hello? Hello? In here. Hi. Hi. Are you the lawyer? Yes. I'm sorry, I'll come back later.- No. No, stay. It said, 'secretary.' That's right. Are you pregnant? No. Do you plan on getting pregnant? No. Are you living in an apartment?- A house. Alone?- With my parents. Siblings? My sister is goingto live in the backyard, with her husband,in the pool house. Are you married? No. Have you ever won an award? Yes.- What did you win the award in? 

Me too, and thatis what counts in a relationship. Compatibility. In a relationship?- In a... relationship. May I interest youin a little more? Just a little more?- Why not? Okay. You're different than you werein high school, Peter. I've changed. What happened?- I had a nervous breakdown. Me too. Sort of. Tom, I have this and these. Peter?- Yes, Lee? I've read that if you wear thatkind of underwear that it squeezes... your 'thingies.' Balls... my balls?- Yes. My 'grapes'?- Your grapes. My...- Your testicIes. Your sperm gets 'squozen'and then you can't have babies... and I thought that you saidthat you wanted to have babies. There you go,I said it. To babies. Diapers. Diaper rash. Breast feeding and crying. Vomit. Look at it. Do you see that?- What? This letter hasthree typing errors in it, one of which is,I believe, a spelling error. I'm sorry.- This isn't the first time, either. There have been othersthat I let go... in the first few weeks.This cannot go on. Do you know what thismakes me look like... to the peopIe who receivethese letters? I'm sorry. Type it again...and get it right. You're wasting my time. Bye. Go type up a billfor that woman for $ . Aren't you goingto proofread the letter? Lee... when peopIe comeinto this office,... you are a visualrepresentation of my business... and the wayyou dress is disgusting. Sorry. You're tapping your toe all the timeand playing with your hair. You're either goingto have to wear a hair net or stop playing with your hair. And another thing... do you realize that youare always sniffling? 

I'm sniffling? And what is withyour tongue... when you're typing? I'm sorry,I didn't know I sniffled. Well, you do. 'Mr. Grey... thank you so much foryour helpful suggestions. Because I am trying to be... the very best secretarythat I can be for you.' The sentence should read,... 'Without proper guidancefrom a knowledgeable source,... my client would never have made... these material decisionson her own.' Period! I have repeated the sentence... Are you sureyou wouldn't like some wine? We make it homemade,don't we, Stewart? Try it, it's good.- Would you like some, Lee? No, thank you.Not right now, Sylvia. Peter taIks about you all the time. He says he's found his soul mate. Did you say that? I did.- Peter's sister Lindsey... is getting marriedthis coming winter in Vegas. Did you know Peter hasa very stable job at J. C. Penney? They even gave him a cell phone.- Perhaps it'II be a double wedding? Mom... Ms. Holloway. Come into the library... immediateIy. '...the remarks made in print,... in summationof the events in regard... to the Rubin Berkowitz libel.Yours sincerely,' etc. Okay. The phone is ringing. Answer it. I'm sorry...- Brr-ing! Brr-ing! Oh.- Brr-rr--! 'Hello.This is the office of...' Listen... you're a big girl. You can get a much bigger voiceout of that tiny throat of yours. Tiny?- Ms. Holloway,... you told me when I hired you thatyou were used to answering phones. I am. Did you getenough sleep last night? I...- The phone is ringing. 'Hello... this is the officeof Mr. E. Edward Grey.' You see? You see? That's showing a little spunk.I'm not running a mortuary.

No. Lee. Mr. Grey...? Come here. Did you have a date recently? Yes. With whom did you have a date? Peter.- Peter. Did you have sex? No? I don't know. Are you shy? I'm shy. You're not shy.You're a lawyer. I'm shy. I overcome my shyness... in order to get things done. I don't think you're shy. Lee, I'm goingto be frank with you. I know I'm your employer... and we havea proscribed relationship... but you really should feelfree... to discuss yourproblems with me. What's going on withthe sewing kit and the Band-Aids? Lee...? I feel... Shy. Do you want some hot chocolate? Okay. Why do you cut yourseIf, Lee? I don't know. Is it that sometimes the paininside has to come to the surface... and when you see evidenceof the pain inside... you finally knowyou're really here? Then when you watch the wound healit's comforting, isn't it? I... that's a way to put it. I'm going to tell you something.Are you ready to listen? Yes.- Are you listening? You will never... ever... cut yourself again. Do you understand? Have I made that perfectly cIear? You're over that now. It's in the past. Yes. Never again. Okay. Now, you know whatI want you to do? I want you to leave work early. You're a big girl...a grown woman,... your mother doesn't needto pick you up every day. I want youto take a nice walk home,... in the fresh air,because you require relief. Because you won't bedoing that anymore, will you? 

No, sir. Good. Oh, it's early. Mom... I'm going to walk homefrom now on. I took a shortcutthrough Hawkins Park,... and it was as ifI'd never taken a walk by myself before.And when I thought about it,... I realized that I had probablynever had taken a walk alone. But because he had given methe permission to do this... because he'd insisted I do it,I felt held by him as I walked along. I felt he was with me. At the same time I was feelingsomething growing in Mr. Grey... an intimate tendril creepingfrom one of his darker areas,... nursed on the feeling that hehad discovered something about me. The next day I didn't even bringmy cuticle scissors and my iodine... but I did makeanother typing mistake. What is wrong with you?That is all you have to do... type and answer the phones.Is that beyond you? I'm sorry.- It certainly seems to be. I'm sorry.- Don't apologize to me. What goes on insidethat head of yours? Come into my officeand bring that letter. Put the letter on my desk. I want you to bend over the deskso you're looking directly at it. Get your face very close to the letterand read the letter aloud. I don't understand. There's nothing to understand. Put your elbows on the desk... bend over... get your face close to the letterand read it aloud. 'Dear Mr. Garvey,... I'm gratefulto you for referring...' Continue. Ms. Holloway, read. '...for referring me to your case. The subject of animal captivity... has been of interestto me for quite a while,... and my secretary has prepared...research material... that I think you willfind illuminating. If you wouId be so kind... as to send me the June th Ietterof which we spoke,... my associates and Iwill review it immediately. Please feel free to call meat your earliest convenience. 

I have to work. Okay. Give me a weekand I'll have something for you. I'm sorry, the office has been... overwhelmed. Mr. Grey, I'm goingto go home now. If you need any more typing doneI could come back later. Thank you, Ms. Holloway.Good night. That will be all. Oh, here's just one example. He asked me out to Red Lobsterthe other night for a nightcap. And yesterday he askedif my hose were control top... and if they were,I certainIy didn't need it. Your boss?- Yeah. You shouId sue himfor sexual harassment. I like that idea.- Hello? My lawyer is representing a woman who'ssuing her boss for sexual harassment. Is he a good lawyer? He's the best. 'He's the best.'- How long will he be there? Who was that? He checked himself into the hospitaI. Lee...? Yes, Lee? Hi. I... I just wanted... I needed you... I wanted you to... You need me to what? I just wanted you to not forget togo over the Lynch papers for tomorrow. No, I haven't. That's good. Thank you, Lee. After he turned meaway from his house,... he put me back at my old deskand he just stopped doing it. He threw out all his red pens. I kept making typos... but he just treated melike a regular old secretary. Are you coming? After a while I began to wonderif that was all I was. Have we receivedany checks from Mr. Garvey? No, sir. File these. That's a pretty tie. But I guess youwon't be golfing today. What? Your tie...it has golfers on it. Right. Damn it. Don't be scared. I'm not. That's not what I meant. I'm sorry. Look here, see...

I'm sorry. Okay... but my cIothes get to stay onand I want the lights out. I didn't hurt you, did I? No. Ms. Holloway? Yes, Mr. Grey? Come in to my office. But Mr. Marvel is waiting. Ms. Holloway,come in to my office. Yes, sir. Finally. Ignore it. Now pull up your skirt. Why? You're not worried that I'm goingto fuck you, are you? I'm not interested in that,not in the least. Now pull up your skirt. Lee...? Lee? I said, pull up your skirt. Peter? I'm not going to be able to cometo the diner today, okay? Okay. That's okay, 'cause...it's all right. Pull down your pantyhoseand underwear. I told you I'm notgoing to fuck you. Get these forms filled out. And then you cantake your lunch break. Bring me my sandwich,I'm eating in. And... go have the usual. No mayonnaise this time. And... send in what's-his-name. Okay? Mr. Grey. Cock. Place your prick in my mouth. Screw me. Oh shit. Fuck. Mayonnaise.Orchid. Oh, Mr. Grey...! Edward. Most people think that the best wayto live is to run from pain. But a much more joyful life... embraces the entire spectrumof human feeling. If we can fully experiencepain as well as pIeasure,... we can live a much deeperand more meaningful life. Ms. Holloway? Yes, sir?- Bring your typing scores. Okay. What happened? Are you pregnant? No. Do you plan on being pregnant?- Could I... You plan on getting pregnant? No. Are you living in an apartment?

A house. Alone?- With my parents. Are you married? No. Are those your scores? Yes. Do you really wantto be my secretary? Yes, I do. This isn't just about typos,tape, staples and pencils,... is it, Lee?- No, sir. What? No, sir. I like you Lee, but I don't thinkI'm going to offer you the job. Why? It's your behavior. What about my behavior? It's very bad. I'm sorry.You can collect your things. Time out.- Time out? You're fired.- You're fired! You're fired!Now, Lee. Get out! Why did you get glue smearall over the Ramsey papers? Because I was fixing your shredder.You saw me. Are you aware you kickyour shoes off under your desk? I can smell your feet.Do you ever change your pantyhose? Every day.- Every time you erase... there are littIe shavingsall over your desk. I told you to takethat Walkman home. I don't want the possibilityof your listening to music... when you're supposedto be working for me. I saw it in your desk...I know it's there. I'll move it. You have to goor I won't stop. Don't. I cannot do this anymore. But I want to know you. I'm so sorry forwhat happened between us. I realize what a terrible mistakeI made with you. And I can only hopethat you understand. Be assured you can count on mefor excellent references. Get out. Get out. What are you do...- Get out! I opened the envelopethe second I got home. It was a check for $ .More than he actually owed me. It occurred to meto tear up the check, but I didn't. I felt like I was doingthe right thing. And I didn't tell anybodyabout any of it. I pretended to goto work as usual,... and watched his office

from across the street. He hired a new girl andchanged the locks on the doors. There was just nothingfor me to do about it. My doctor at theinstitution once said,... 'Every journey beginswith the first step.' So I decided it was timeto meet someone new. There was one who triedto grab and pinch my nipples... before we evenmade it to his car. Hi. Another guy kept ordering meto pee on his patio... and when I refused, he said...- I thought you were a masochist. Then there was the one who likedbeing tied to a gas stove... while the burners were onfull blast. I had to throw tomatoes at him.- Thank you. For a while I stopped tryingand stayed at home... helping Dad adjustto his new sobriety. Until one day,out of the blue,... Peter proposed marriage to mein the basement of J.C. Penney's. I think I said yes becauseI didn't know what else to do. I guess I was a little lighterthan you in those days. Okay. If you hold your breath throughthe wedding, you'll make it. Don't move.I'm going to get Stewart. You're beautiful,you're just too beautiful. Lee...? No! I'm not supposed to see youbefore the wedding. Where are you going? I have something to say to you.- Lee. I love you. Lee, you should not be here. I love you. I'm sorry, I... but I don'tbelieve that to be true. Well, it is true. It is. This matter was resolved... when I received your canceledseverance check. I love you. We can't do this hours a day,seven days a week. Why not? Put both your handson the desk, palms down. I want to make love. Keep both your feeton the floor until I come back. Hello?- In case you're wondering,... your fiancée is at my office. Lee, I'm very fondof you as well... Oh, it's you. Lee, what are you doing?

Lee, I don't... I don't knowhow to deal with... I'm sorry, I'm going to haveto ask you to leave. I'm your fiancé, Lee. You are trespassing. You are makingan unwarranted incursion... a gradual or stealthy entranceinto the sphere of another. Okay, Lee...are you doing something... sexual, right now? Does this look sexual to you? I don't know, Lee! Why don't you move your hands? Because I don't want to. No! Peter... I don't want you. Now, get out. Get out. Get out! I brought you some peas. There are no statutescapable of controlling... the relations betweenmen and women. There are other waysto show your feelings, Lee. More conventional ways. I expect that dress back,dry cleaned, in perfect condition. I'm just going to leaveyou with this literature. Why don't you readabout women's struggle first? You know, Lee,... there's a long historyof this in Catholicism. The monks used to wearthorns on their temples. And the nuns wore themsewn inside their clothing. Two years ago when it didn'twork out between us, that was it. I let him slip through my fingers. You are part of a great tradition.- I admire you, Ms. Holloway. Without question, he is the mostisolated man I've ever known. The worm... amazing. Who's to say that loveneeds to be soft and gentle? 'You are the child of God'shoIy gift of life. You come from me,but you are not me. Your soul and your bodyare your own,... and yours to do withas you wish.' Thank you, Daddy. Drinks. Take what you ordered. Don't take anybody else's drink.What you ordered. We are here on day threeof what has come to be known... as the 'Lee Holloway Hunger Strike.'You may have heard... that there are thosein the community who wonder...

if Ms. Holloway is even willingto starve herself to death. 'In one way or another,I've always suffered. I didn't know why, exactly. But I do know that I'm notso scared of suffering now. I feeI morethan I've ever felt,... and I've found someone to feel with,to pIay with, to love,... in a way thatfeels right for me. I hope he knows that I can seethat he suffers too,... and that I want to love him.' Each cut, each scar, each burn,a different mood or time. I told himwhat the first one was. I told himwhere the second one came from. I remembered them all. And for the first time in my life,I felt beautiful. Finally part of the earth. I touched the soiland he loved me back. Where did you go to high school? What was your mother like? What was her name? What did it say... under your senioryearbook picture? Who was your first Iove? When did your heart... first get broken? Where were you born? Des Moines, Iowa. All our activities melted intoan everyday sort of life... until we looked likeany other couple you'd see. Pull it over, yes. Just pull it tight. Now these pillowslike to be stacked... largest to the smallest. We had a June wedding, by ourselves,at the justice of the peace. Then we honeymoonedin the mountains. We only had the weekend, becauseEdward had to get back to work. Special help by SergeiK