It did irk me when director Deborah Chow said this about Ewan - “He to me, is Obi Wan”, in the “Obi Wan Kenobi: a Jedi’s Return” documentary, with an emphasis on “is”.
It’s alright. Alec Guinness is Ben Kenobi, anyway. Even the OT end credits agree.
(INB4 “Ackchyually, it’s ‘Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi’ in the end credits”)