Overview

• McConaughey says he curtailed conversations with his mother for about eight years after she shared private details with the press, a period Kay describes as a hiatus.
• The two reconciled, and Kay, 93, now lives with McConaughey and Camila Alves in Austin.
• McConaughey, Kay, and 17-year-old Levi appear together in Paul Greengrass’s The Lost Bus, which debuts on Apple TV+ on Oct. 3.
• Levi earned his role after a taped audition submitted without his last name, following his father’s test of persistence to gauge commitment.
• The family is promoting the film with recent appearances at TIFF and a London screening, while McConaughey and Alves highlight routines and chores to keep their children grounded.