'The Place Beyond The Pines' actor Bradley Cooper is too busy for love

Bradley Cooper

The 'Hangover 2' star – who was recently romantically linked to both actress Olivia Wilde and 'American Idol' judge Jennifer Lopez – is currently single as his career takes up too much time for him to be able to date, but he insists his work is too "exciting" for him to get upset about his quiet personal life.

He told Closer magazine: "I'm filming 'The Place Beyond The Pines' at the moment with Ryan Gosling in New York, so that's taking up a lot of my time.

"It's really exciting, but it doesn’t leave much time for a relationship."

Despite insisting he is single, Bradley was seen on a dinner date with Jennifer - who recently announced her split from husband Marc Anthony after seven years of marriage - at New York restaurant Per Se over the weekend.

According to reports, the dinner was "romantic" and it was just the two of them at the restaurant.