True Blood star Stephen Moyer has said he does not regard Twilight's Robert Pattinson as competition.

Parallels have been frequently drawn between the two actors as a result of their roles in the separate vampire franchises.

Moyer also drew criticism in June when he labelled Pattinson “a pussy” and the “Slim-Fast, Diet Coke of vampires”.

When asked during an interview with The Daily Telegraph whether he felt threatened by the 23-year-old British star, Moyer replied: “No!

“I could be his dad. I’d have had to have started young but…”

He added: “I can understand why you would give someone that book [by Stephanie Meyer] and say, this is good, it’s about a chaste love affair, please fall in love with Robert Pattinson.

“Our show’s very different, of course, and has its place.

“Although sometimes I’ll get 10- or 11-year-olds coming up and asking for my autograph, and I say, 'Have you seen that show?' and they go, 'Yeah, love it.' I couldn’t sit in the same room as my mother and watch that show. I mean, it’s seriously racy.”

Pattinson is currently shooting Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight Saga in Vancouver.