Sandra Bullock's 'The Blind Side' co-star has had a crush on her "for years".

Quinton Aaron, 25, was delighted when he learned the 45-year-old actress - who is married to motorcycle enthusiast Jesse James - would play his mother in the American football drama because he had admired her for such a long time. 

He said: "I've been a fan for years - I was in love with her for years. So I found out she was married and I was like, 'OK, I'll settle for friendship.' "

The actor hit it off with Sandra as soon as they met and says he is "honoured" to have become her friend.

He told People magazine: "She's just awesome. She's the most caring, loving individual that I know.

"She's one of the most beautiful women inside and out that anybody can have the pleasure of knowing, meeting and working with, and I felt so honoured to be in that position.

"She stays professional as well as not letting it get to her head. She's real serious about what she does, but she's also a humble individual.

"She's not up in the clouds. Anybody can speak to her and she'll speak to them."