1974 Oscars Robert Opel ran naked past David Niven flashing a peace sign while Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor. Unfazed, Niven turned to the audience and quipped, "Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen... But isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?"

1974 Oscars Robert Opel ran naked past David Niven flashing a peace sign while Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor. Unfazed, Niven turned to the audience and quipped, "Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen... But isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?"