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# David M. Evans

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David Mickey Evans is an American film director and screenwriter. His films tend to focus on children and the challenges of childhood. A baseball fan, Evans directed and co-wrote The Sandlot (1993).

##  Quotes by David M. Evans

> [After 'Radio Flyer,' to this day, every family-oriented script or script with kid actors comes across my desk. That's just Hollywood: you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-m-evans/after-radio-flyer-to-this-day-every-family-oriented-script-or-script/)

[David M. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-m-evans/)

[Across](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/across/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/david-m-evans-72013_across_after-radio-flyer-to-this-day-every-fami_1932411.jpg)

> [I happen to be very good with younger actors because I have extremely vivid memories of that time of my life, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-m-evans/i-happen-to-be-very-good-with-younger-actors-because-i-have-extremely/)

[David M. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-m-evans/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7a/david-m-evans-72013_actor_i-happen-to-be-very-good-with-younger-ac_2867093.jpg)

> [You have to be very flexible and understand as a director, especially as a writer/director, that you cannot hang onto stuff really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-m-evans/you-have-to-be-very-flexible-and-understand-as-a-director-especially/)

[David M. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-m-evans/)

[Accept](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accept/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/david-m-evans-72013_accept_you-have-to-be-very-flexible-and-underst_2986099.jpg)

> [If you are any kind of writer at all, you are in all of your writings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-m-evans/if-you-are-any-kind-of-writer-at-all-you-are-in-all-of-your-writings/)

[David M. Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-m-evans/)

[Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/david-m-evans-72013_any_if-you-are-any-kind-of-writer-at-all-you_3187348.jpg)

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