Imogen Poots calls Kristen Stewart 'one of the greatest directors' she's ever worked with

Imogen Poots has described Kristen Stewart as "one of the greatest directors" she's ever worked with.

The Twilight actress first announced her plans to make her feature directorial debut with an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir of the same name in 2018. After spending years drumming up funding for her project, she finally went into production earlier this year.

Poots, who stars in Stewart's film, described her as "one of the greatest directors I've ever worked with in my life" in an interview with Collider.

The British star went on to praise the Oscar-nominated actress for tackling so many obstacles to get her film made.

"She's really something. She was born to do it. I'm so proud of her," she gushed. "She has just cared about this for so long, and she did it. I think it was so hard to get it made because the subject matter and I think at several moments along the way, anyone would think 'Is this even worth it?' She kept going.

"She found the right financiers for the project. We didn't have to censor any of the story because that would have been pointless. She's done it her way and it's the only way. I think she's punk-rock and authentic, and she's my favourite girl. I think she's amazing."

The Outer Range star added that she and Stewart cheered each other on "like sports coaches" on set because they both felt "incredibly passionate" about the film, which is now in post-production.

"We were both incredibly passionate about the project and had the same energy around it and the stakes were very high for both of us all the time," she stated.

Earlier this year, the Love Lies Bleeding star said on the SmartLess podcast that she couldn't wait to direct Poots, who was attached to the project for many years.

"I can't wait to take care of someone and set them on a path," she shared. "I'm thinking about one person in particular and one movie in particular now, so I just want so badly to just preserve this path that this girl is on, and I want to see what she does with all of my ideas. I want to see how she makes them better."