Overview

• PEOPLE’s new cover story features Matthew McConaughey, Camila Alves, their son Levi, and grandmother Kay discussing family life in Texas.
• Levi, 17, says the kids always had chores, with early allowances evolving into paying their way as they got older.
• Matthew says the family often travels with him for longer shoots so he doesn’t return months later and have to catch up at home.
• Kay now lives with the family and recalls the couple choosing not to argue around the children.
• Levi describes acting as an exploration, with The Lost Bus streaming Oct. 3 on Apple TV+ and a next role in Way of the Warrior Kid opposite Chris Pratt.