Kristen Stewart says she is 'close' to Robert Pattinson

Actress Kristen Stewart has said that she is close to her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, but is not dating him.

She said: “Robert and I are great friends but I understand why you would assume that, when we lean on each other for support, there must be something more.”

However, rumours of their link-up do not disappoint her, reports The China Daily.

She added: "And I'm not criticising anyone for thinking it either. If anything, they're really perceptive because they can see a closeness."

Stewart is also looking forward to finishing off shooting for the Twilight series.

She said: “I can't wait to be finished because initially when I start a movie, I'm dying to get it done. I'm thinking about it all the time, I want to do the scenes and I want to make sure we do them right.”

She added: “Usually I have six weeks and at the end of that we will have our product and gone through everything we wanted to. But in this case I have to wait literally years. I'm waiting to get it done.”

Stewart has just completed work on The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the sequel to Twilight.