Actor-director Bradley Cooper says he is terrified to perform Shallow live at the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced last week that Cooper and Lady Gaga will perform their Oscar-nominated song "Shallow" from movie A Star Is Born, Cooper's directorial debut. In the film he plays a famous country singer and she a rising music star.

When asked about his Oscars performance with Gaga, Cooper said: "I'm sure I'll be terrified," eonline.com quoted Cooper as saying. "I just had to like, Zen out and just pray that I wouldn't ruin her show. Because, think about it, she just crushed it or two hours..and I thought, 'Please let me just be on pitch'," he added.