Voice of the Lift Quotes in The Love Factor (1969)

Voice of the Lift: [James enters lift] Call out your floor, please... Call out your floor, please.

James Word: Thirteenth.

Voice of the Lift: Thirteenth what?

James Word: Thirteenth, please?

Voice of the Lift: Thank you. You just don't get any politeness these days. Here's me slaving up and down all day and never a please or a thank you. People like you make me sick... sick... sick.

James Word: We've stopped.

Voice of the Lift: That's right.

James Word: Well, are we going on?

Voice of the Lift: You can do what you like. I'm staying here. This is my teabreak.

James Word: Couldn't we go up a few floors? You could have your teabreak then.

Voice of the Lift: Why should I do any favors?

James Word: Please...

Voice of the Lift: Well, alright. I don't know what the world's coming to. I'm expected to work all hours of the day and night. I tell you straight: I wouldn't let a son of mine be a lift.

[the lift stops again]

Voice of the Lift: Everybody out!

James Word: This isn't the thirteenth. It's the twelfth.

Voice of the Lift: I'm superstitious. You'll have to walk the rest.

James Word: [sarcastically] Thank you.

[he jumps out]

Voice of the Lift: Get stuffed!

[the doors close]