Robert Pattinson has revealed that he was annoyed by the way that New Moon was treated by the critics.
The actor reprised his role as vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight Saga franchise last November.
Despite not being met well by the critics the movie went on to be one of the biggest grossing movies of the year taking in excess of $706 million at the global box office.
Speaking to Parade the actor said: "I didn't like the way New Moon was treated by the critics. I think it was reviewed in the context of just being a big franchise movie.
"When something is so hyped, inevitably, there is a backlash against it. I think Chris Weitz is an amazing director. I really enjoyed the film. So the naysayers kind of annoyed me."
With the role of Edward Cullen actor Pattinson has seen himself shoot to stardom and the actor added that he has found a way to cope with all the attention: I think you really cause yourself a lot of problems if you start fighting against it. There's nothing you can do. I mean, there's no mysticism to it.
"People recognise you and they want to talk to you, or want to see you. My trick is not to see them as a crowd. If you break down every crowd into individuals, then it's more manageable.
"It's just when you start seeing these huge masses of people screaming at you that you start going crazy. So I try to focus on a few faces and not the mass."
Pattinson returns to the role of Edward this summer as Eclipse, the third film in the series, hits the big screen.
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