Madonna crosses out

Madonna holds up a crucifix for the May 2010 double cover of Interview Magazine, on stands May 11. The 51-year-old Material Mom told Milk director Gus Van Sant what an important, influential person Seymour Stein was in her life.

Madonna shared, "Oh, my god. He believed in me. Seymour Stein is the person who signed me and gave me my first record deal, which was my only record deal."