The decision was coming from inside Matthew McConaughey's home.

The actor revealed in a brand new interview that he needed to take nearly a decade-long "hiatus" from his personal mom, Mary Kathleen "Kay" McConaughey, as a result of she was leaking tales about him to the press.

"We had about an eight-year interval the place I needed to have quick conversations along with her on our Sunday cellphone calls as a result of she was sharing numerous that info," Matthew informed PEOPLE. "I’d inform her one thing on Sunday between son and mother, and Tuesday I’d examine it within the information or see it within the native paper. She couldn’t assist herself."

His mom Kay, 93, confirmed that they "have been on a hiatus" due to that.

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"About eight years after that, I received steady sufficient with my very own place and fame that I used to be like, 'You realize what? My mother can say regardless of the hell she needs,'" Matthew added. "It’s way more enjoyable now… I’d say we’re nearer now."

The mother-son pair are so shut that they're now starring collectively, together with Matthew's son, Levi, in survival thriller The Lost Bus, in regards to the lethal 2018 Camp Fireplace. The movie, hitting Apple TV+ subsequent week, marks Kay's return to appearing after 2011's Bernie (additionally starring her son) and is 17-year-old Levi's debut, as they play Matthew's onscreen members of the family.

"I needed to badger him," Levi mentioned of asking his dad to affix the film. The Oscar winner beforehand shared that Levi didn’t use his well-known final title whereas auditioning for the function.

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Matthew informed PEOPLE he was "open" to Levi's curiosity in following in his footsteps to turn out to be an actor, which isn’t how he's at all times felt.

"The primary 15 years in Hollywood I used to be like, 'I’d by no means need my child to develop up within the enterprise,'" Matthew mentioned. "And after I hit about 40, proper in regards to the time we had Levi, I appeared round at what number of particular individuals I’ve met in my life, how a lot journey and what an superior, wholesome, cool expertise that’s been for me in my life. I used to be like, 'The place are you developing with this concept you don’t need any of your youngsters to do it?' It’d be a privilege if they might be capable of."

The Misplaced Bus, directed by Paul Greengrass and likewise starring America Ferrera, begins streaming on Apple TV+ on Oct. 3.

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