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> [For me, poetry has a strong link to my filmmaking. My films learn from my poetry. In poetry, you're free. You start in the corner and you don't know where it leads you. I have no message, I have nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/for-me-poetry-has-a-strong-link-to-my-filmmaking-my-films-learn-from/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

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## More by Jørgen Leth

> [Haiti is the best cure against melancholy; it is also the most creative place for me to be. My productivity has increased enormously since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/haiti-is-the-best-cure-against-melancholy-it-is-also-the-most/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [I hate films with a clear message, ones that have their answers already when they start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/i-hate-films-with-a-clear-message-ones-that-have-their-answers/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [For me, poetry has a strong link to my filmmaking. My films learn from my poetry. In poetry, you're free. You start in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/for-me-poetry-has-a-strong-link-to-my-filmmaking-my-films-learn-from/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [When I have something to work against, it liberates my imagination. I believe very much in authentic inspiration. I'm not about calculation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/when-i-have-something-to-work-against-it-liberates-my-imagination-i/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [Every time I go to Haiti after a season of busy work in Europe, I feel like I'm submerging into a certain state of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/every-time-i-go-to-haiti-after-a-season-of-busy-work-in-europe-i-feel/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [I like to apply storytelling methods and techniques to try to frame the story in an interesting way, but you can never control what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/i-like-to-apply-storytelling-methods-and-techniques-to-try-to-frame/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [I've done films about games. What I like with games is that there is this uncertain outcome and the element of chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/i-ve-done-films-about-games-what-i-like-with-games-is-that-there-is/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [“The perfect human falls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/the-perfect-human-falls/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [I like the idea of chance coming into filmmaking, in shooting, in editing, and I do make space in my rules of game for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/i-like-the-idea-of-chance-coming-into-filmmaking-in-shooting-in/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [I'm a man who struggles with melancholy and depression, but I am a very productive filmmaker and I work constantly, with no pause. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/i-m-a-man-who-struggles-with-melancholy-and-depression-but-i-am-a/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [“Jeg må vel konstatere, at jeg har et talent for at blive upgrated. Der er jo ingen grund til at kalde det et hustler-talent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/jeg-m-vel-konstatere-at-jeg-har-et-talent-for-at-blive-upgrated-der/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

> [When I make films, I'm very conscious about leaving space for an uncertainty, and for some unexpected things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-leth/when-i-make-films-i-m-very-conscious-about-leaving-space-for-an/)

[Jørgen Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-leth/)

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