Pattinson denies dating Kristen Stewart

London: Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson has denied rumours of dating `Twilight` co-star Kristen Stewart and insists that he is single and on the lookout for a new girlfriend."Of course I had a crush on her but we are just very good friends. I am young, free and single. I like people being forward. Gosh, I don`t know. I like strong people," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Pattinson as saying.

Pattinson, who played a vampire in the `Twilight` series, admitted that his main motivation to win the role was getting to know the actress. He said he went for audition only to see Kristen as he had a huge crush on her. "I had read the script and I barely knew that they were books too. The only reason I went to the audition was to see Kristen because I had a huge crush on her," said Pattinson. IANS