Jennifer Lawrence conquers fear of singing on 'Letterman'

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Jennifer Lawrence recently revealed she cried ahead of a singing scene in her upcoming movie, Hunger Games: Mockingajy - Part 1 and during a visit to Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday the actress explained why.

"I do not like singing in front of other people, that's like my biggest fear," the actress told the host.

Lawrence admitted she's been scared to sing since she was a child because "I have a Southern mother who would just tell me that I was amazing at everything, that I could do everything. But, I can't." The actress then told a story about a time her dad couldn't stop laughing at her "tone-deaf-Amy-Winehouse voice" when she performed in a school musical at the age of 8.

Letterman later tried to get the actress to perform the song she sings in the film -- Lawrence revealed it's called "The Hanging Tree" -- but when she hinted she would rather walk out of the interview the two launched into an interesting duet.

Mockingajy - Part 1, the third installment of the Hunger Games saga premiers in theaters on Nov. 21.